CVE-2023-53370 drm/amdgpu: fix memory leak in mes self test
A memory leak in the AMD GPU driver's MES self-test allows attackers to exhaust system memory, causing denial of service.
- 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
What is CVE-2023-53370?
CVE-2023-53370 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Sep 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/amdgpu: fix memory leak in mes self test
The fences associated with mes queue have to be freed up during amdgpu_ring_fini.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53370?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2023-53370?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-53370 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53370 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-72319, BELL-CVE-2023-53370, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53370, GHSA-rmfh-6vx9-x965, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2023-53370, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2023-53370 and 1 more.