# CVE-2023-52691: drm/amd/pm: fix a double-free in si\_dpm\_init

- 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: 2024-05-17 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/pm: fix a double-free in si_dpm_init When the allocation of adev->pm.dpm.dyn_state.vddc_dependency_on_dispclk.entries fails, amdgpu_free_extended_power_table is called to free some fields of adev. However, when the control flow returns to si_dpm_sw_init, it goes to label dpm_failed and calls si_dpm_fini, which calls amdgpu_free_extended_power_table again and free those fields again. Thus a double-free is triggered.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afe9f5b871f86d58ecdc45b217b662227d7890d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06d95c99d5a4f5accdb79464076efe62e668c706
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aeed2b4e4a70c7568d4a5eecd6a109713c0dfbf4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bf47c89bbaca2bae16581ef1b28aaec0ade0334
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f957a1be647f7fc65926cbf572992ec2747a93f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb1936cb587262cd539e84b34541abb06e42b2f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca8e2e251c65e5a712f6025e27bd9b26d16e6f4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac16667237a82e2597e329eb9bc520d1cf9dff30

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