# CVE-2023-52469: drivers/amd/pm: fix a use-after-free in kv\_parse\_power\_table

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-02-25 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers/amd/pm: fix a use-after-free in kv_parse_power_table When ps allocated by kzalloc equals to NULL, kv_parse_power_table frees adev->pm.dpm.ps that allocated before. However, after the control flow goes through the following call chains: kv_parse_power_table |-> kv_dpm_init |-> kv_dpm_sw_init |-> kv_dpm_fini The adev->pm.dpm.ps is used in the for loop of kv_dpm_fini after its first free in kv_parse_power_table and causes a use-after-free bug.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a27d9d9fc9b5564b8904c3a77a7dea482bfa34e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b55b06e737feb2a645b0293ea27e38418876d63
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/520e213a0b97b64735a13950e9371e0a5d7a5dc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6dcba02ee178282e0d28684d241e0b8462dea6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35fa2394d26e919f63600ce631e6aefc95ec2706
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95084632a65d5c0d682a83b55935560bdcd2a1e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3426f059eacc33ecc676b0d66539297e1cfafd02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28dd788382c43b330480f57cd34cde0840896743

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