What is CVE-2023-53816?

CVE-2023-53816 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-12-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-53816?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2023-53816

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: fix potential kgd_mem UAFs kgd_mem pointers returned by kfd_process_device_translate_handle are only guaranteed to be valid while p->mutex is held. As soon as the mutex is unlocked, another thread can free the BO.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 4a488a7ad71401169cecee75dc94bcce642e2c53, 3.19, 0

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53816?: CVE-2023-53816 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-12-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-53816?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.