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Publication date: 2025-10-04

Last updated on: 2026-03-21

Assigner: kernel.org

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]

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Published

2025-10-04

Last Modified

2026-03-21

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-10-04

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2023-53547

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
linux	linux_kernel	From 6.2 (inc) to 6.3.4 (exc)
linux	linux_kernel	From 6.1 (inc) to 6.1.30 (exc)

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Exploitability

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a software error in the Linux kernel's AMD GPU driver (amdgpu), specifically related to the SDMA (System Direct Memory Access) version 4.2.2. It causes a general protection fault due to an issue in the software finalization (sw fini) process, which can lead to a crash or instability when freeing firmware resources.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can cause a general protection fault in the Linux kernel, potentially leading to system crashes or instability when the AMD GPU driver attempts to release firmware resources. This may affect system reliability and availability.

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