CVE-2023-53547: drm/amdgpu: Fix sdma v4 sw fini error

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-10-04 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Fix sdma v4 sw fini error Fix sdma v4 sw fini error for sdma 4.2.2 to solve the following general protection fault [ +0.108196] general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xd5e5a4ae79d24a32: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI [ +0.000018] RIP: 0010:free_fw_priv+0xd/0x70 [ +0.000022] Call Trace: [ +0.000012] <TASK> [ +0.000011] release_firmware+0x55/0x80 [ +0.000021] amdgpu_ucode_release+0x11/0x20 [amdgpu] [ +0.000415] amdgpu_sdma_destroy_inst_ctx+0x4f/0x90 [amdgpu] [ +0.000360] sdma_v4_0_sw_fini+0xce/0x110 [amdgpu]

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.1 before 6.1.30; from 6.2 before 6.3.4 — fixed in 6.1.30, 6.3.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1.30, 6.3.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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