What is CVE-2023-54261?

CVE-2023-54261 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.5 onward and patched in 6.5.4 and 6.6. CVE-2023-54261 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-54261?

CVE-2023-54261 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-54261?

Yes, CVE-2023-54261 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.5.4 and 6.6. If you are running Linux kernel 6.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-54261 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-54261 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-54261

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: Add missing gfx11 MQD manager callbacks mqd_stride function was introduced in commit 2f77b9a242a2 ("drm/amdkfd: Update MQD management on multi XCC setup") but not assigned for gfx11. Fixes a NULL dereference in debugfs.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-12-30

Last modified 2026-04-15

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.5.4, 6.6 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.5

Fixed in

✓ 6.5.4 6.5.x ✓ 6.6

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-54261 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/399b73d6b7720a9eae68a333193b53ed4f432fe5
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9dca969b2426702a73719ab9207e43c6d80b581
Patch

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-54261?

CVE-2023-54261 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.5 onward and has been patched in 6.5.4 and 6.6. CVE-2023-54261 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-54261?

Yes — CVE-2023-54261 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.5.4 and 6.6. If you are running Linux kernel 6.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-54261 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-54261 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.