CVE-2023-53009
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Missing synchronization barrier after VRAM buffer object creation in AMD KFD driver allows memory access race condition.
- Who is affected
- Systems running Linux kernel with AMD GPUs using the KFD compute interface.
- Urgency
- Medium severity; race condition can cause memory corruption or GPU state corruption.
- Action
- Update Linux kernel to version with amdkfd synchronization fix.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.18% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 8% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- mediumCVE-2023-53009: drm/amdkfd: Add sync after creating vram bomsrc · 2026-08-06
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