# CVE-2023-52816: drm/amdkfd: Fix shift out-of-bounds issue

> A shift out-of-bounds error in the AMD KFD driver can cause a kernel crash, leading to denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 21 May 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2023-52816, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52816, GHSA-2wxq-wgqp-xrwm, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52816

## What is CVE-2023-52816?

CVE-2023-52816 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amdkfd: Fix shift out-of-bounds issue

[  567.613292] shift exponent 255 is too large for 64-bit type 'long unsigned int'
[  567.614498] CPU: 5 PID: 238 Comm: kworker/5:1 Tainted: G           OE      6.2.0-34-generic #34~22.04.1-Ubuntu
[  567.614502] Hardware name: AMD Splinter/Splinter-RPL, BIOS WS43927N_871 09/25/2023
[  567.614504] Workqueue: events send_exception_work_handler [amdgpu]
[  567.614748] Call Trace:
[  567.614750]  <TASK>
[  567.614753]  dump_stack_lvl+0x48/0x70
[  567.614761]  dump_stack+0x10/0x20
[  567.614763]  __ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds+0x156/0x310
[  567.614769]  ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x7f
[  567.614773]  ? update_sd_lb_stats.constprop.0+0xf2/0x3c0
[  567.614780]  svm_range_split_by_granularity.cold+0x2b/0x34 [amdgpu]
[  567.615047]  ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x7f
[  567.615052]  svm_migrate_to_ram+0x185/0x4d0 [amdgpu]
[  567.615286]  do_swap_page+0x7b6/0xa30
[  567.615291]  ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x7f
[  567.615294]  ? __free_pages+0x119/0x130
[  567.615299]  handle_pte_fault+0x227/0x280
[  567.615303]  __handle_mm_fault+0x3c0/0x720
[  567.615311]  handle_mm_fault+0x119/0x330
[  567.615314]  ? lock_mm_and_find_vma+0x44/0x250
[  567.615318]  do_user_addr_fault+0x1a9/0x640
[  567.615323]  exc_page_fault+0x81/0x1b0
[  567.615328]  asm_exc_page_fault+0x27/0x30
[  567.615332] RIP: 0010:__get_user_8+0x1c/0x30

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52816?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-52816?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-52816 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52816 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-52816 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-52816 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52816 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52816/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52816/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52816
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52816
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-52816

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