drm/amdkfd: Fix kernel warning during topology setup
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: Fix kernel warning during topology setup This patch fixes the following kernel warning seen during driver load by correctly initializing the p2plink attr before creating the sysfs file: [ +0.002865] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ +0.002327] kobject: '(null)' (0000000056260cfb): is not initialized, yet kobject_put() is being called. [ +0.004780] WARNING: CPU: 32 PID: 1006 at lib/kobject.c:718 kobject_put+0xaa/0x1c0 [ +0.001361] Call Trace: [ +0.001234] <TASK> [ +0.001067] kfd_remove_sysfs_node_entry+0x24a/0x2d0 [amdgpu] [ +0.003147] kfd_topology_update_sysfs+0x3d/0x750 [amdgpu] [ +0.002890] kfd_topology_add_device+0xbd7/0xc70 [amdgpu] [ +0.002844] ? lock_release+0x13c/0x2e0 [ +0.001936] ? smu_cmn_send_smc_msg_with_param+0x1e8/0x2d0 [amdgpu] [ +0.003313] ? amdgpu_dpm_get_mclk+0x54/0x60 [amdgpu] [ +0.002703] kgd2kfd_device_init.cold+0x39f/0x4ed [amdgpu] [ +0.002930] amdgpu_amdkfd_device_init+0x13d/0x1f0 [amdgpu] [ +0.002944] amdgpu_device_init.cold+0x1464/0x17b4 [amdgpu] [ +0.002970] ? pci_bus_read_config_word+0x43/0x80 [ +0.002380] amdgpu_driver_load_kms+0x15/0x100 [amdgpu] [ +0.002744] amdgpu_pci_probe+0x147/0x370 [amdgpu] [ +0.002522] local_pci_probe+0x40/0x80 [ +0.001896] work_for_cpu_fn+0x10/0x20 [ +0.001892] process_one_work+0x26e/0x5a0 [ +0.002029] worker_thread+0x1fd/0x3e0 [ +0.001890] ? process_one_work+0x5a0/0x5a0 [ +0.002115] kthread+0xea/0x110 [ +0.001618] ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 [ +0.002422] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 [ +0.001808] </TASK> [ +0.001103] irq event stamp: 59837 [ +0.001718] hardirqs last enabled at (59849): [<ffffffffb30fab12>] __up_console_sem+0x52/0x60 [ +0.004414] hardirqs last disabled at (59860): [<ffffffffb30faaf7>] __up_console_sem+0x37/0x60 [ +0.004414] softirqs last enabled at (59654): [<ffffffffb307d9c7>] irq_exit_rcu+0xd7/0x130 [ +0.004205] softirqs last disabled at (59649): [<ffffffffb307d9c7>] irq_exit_rcu+0xd7/0x130 [ +0.004203] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.0.19, 6.1.5, 6.2
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2023:7077 Released 2023-11-14 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9, kernel-4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9 +19
- RHSA-2023:6583 Released 2023-11-07 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, libperf-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.2.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-64k-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 +29
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 +11
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:7077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:7077 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-54144
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vjmx-q9jh-3hmp
References
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Sources
- CVE-2023-54144 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-54144 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vjmx-q9jh-3hmp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-54144 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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