# CVE-2023-53471: drm/amdgpu/gfx: disable gfx9 cp_ecc_error_irq only when enabling legacy gfx ras

> A null pointer dereference in the AMD GPU driver causes a kernel crash during system suspend if legacy RAS is not enabled.

- **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:** 1 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2023-53471, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53471, GHSA-7675-p239-4px7, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53471

## What is CVE-2023-53471?

CVE-2023-53471 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 Oct 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/gfx: disable gfx9 cp_ecc_error_irq only when enabling legacy gfx ras

gfx9 cp_ecc_error_irq is only enabled when legacy gfx ras is assert.
So in gfx_v9_0_hw_fini, interrupt disablement for cp_ecc_error_irq
should be executed under such condition, otherwise, an amdgpu_irq_put
calltrace will occur.

[ 7283.170322] RIP: 0010:amdgpu_irq_put+0x45/0x70 [amdgpu]
[ 7283.170964] RSP: 0018:ffff9a5fc3967d00 EFLAGS: 00010246
[ 7283.170967] RAX: ffff98d88afd3040 RBX: ffff98d89da20000 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 7283.170969] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff98d89da2bef8 RDI: ffff98d89da20000
[ 7283.170971] RBP: ffff98d89da20000 R08: ffff98d89da2ca18 R09: 0000000000000006
[ 7283.170973] R10: ffffd5764243c008 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000001050
[ 7283.170975] R13: ffff98d89da38978 R14: ffffffff999ae15a R15: ffff98d880130105
[ 7283.170978] FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff98d996f00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 7283.170981] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 7283.170983] CR2: 00000000f7a9d178 CR3: 00000001c42ea000 CR4: 00000000003506e0
[ 7283.170986] Call Trace:
[ 7283.170988]  <TASK>
[ 7283.170989]  gfx_v9_0_hw_fini+0x1c/0x6d0 [amdgpu]
[ 7283.171655]  amdgpu_device_ip_suspend_phase2+0x101/0x1a0 [amdgpu]
[ 7283.172245]  amdgpu_device_suspend+0x103/0x180 [amdgpu]
[ 7283.172823]  amdgpu_pmops_freeze+0x21/0x60 [amdgpu]
[ 7283.173412]  pci_pm_freeze+0x54/0xc0
[ 7283.173419]  ? __pfx_pci_pm_freeze+0x10/0x10
[ 7283.173425]  dpm_run_callback+0x98/0x200
[ 7283.173430]  __device_suspend+0x164/0x5f0

v2: drop gfx11 as it's fixed in a different solution by retiring cp_ecc_irq funcs(Hawking)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53471?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-53471?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-53471 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53471 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-2023-53471 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-53471 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 Oct 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-2023-53471 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-2023-53471/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53471/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53471
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53471
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53471

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.