# CVE-2023-52930: drm/i915: Fix potential bit_17 double-free

> A race condition in the Linux kernel's i915 driver allows a double-free, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.

- **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:** 27 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2023-52930, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52930, GHSA-8295-hcjh-5w9p, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52930

## What is CVE-2023-52930?

CVE-2023-52930 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Mar 2025. 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/i915: Fix potential bit_17 double-free

A userspace with multiple threads racing I915_GEM_SET_TILING to set the
tiling to I915_TILING_NONE could trigger a double free of the bit_17
bitmask.  (Or conversely leak memory on the transition to tiled.)  Move
allocation/free'ing of the bitmask within the section protected by the
obj lock.

[tursulin: Correct fixes tag and added cc stable.]
(cherry picked from commit 10e0cbaaf1104f449d695c80bcacf930dcd3c42e)

Weakness: CWE-415 (Double Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52930?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-52930?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-52930 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52930 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-2023-52930 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-52930 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Mar 2025. 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-2023-52930 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-2023-52930/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52930/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52930
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52930
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-52930

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52930/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.