CVE-2023-53042
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Setting DRR (Dynamic Refresh Rate) on a pipe during commit causes a denial of service.
- Who is affected
- Linux systems with AMD GPUs using the DRM display driver.
- Urgency
- Medium severity; causes application crash or system hang but no data loss or code execution.
- Action
- Apply the kernel patch that disables DRR setting on pipe commit or upgrade to a patched kernel version.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.19% 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-2023-53042: drm/amd/display: Do not set DRR on pipe Commitmsrc · 2026-08-06
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