# CVE-2023-53009: drm/amdkfd: Add sync after creating vram bo

- 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=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.1.9
- Published: 2025-03-27 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 42de677f79999791bee4e21be318c32d90ab62c6, fixed in 92af2d3b57a1afdfdcafb1c6a07ffd89cf3e98fb; from 42de677f79999791bee4e21be318c32d90ab62c6, fixed in ba029e9991d9be90a28b6a0ceb25e9a6fb348829
- Linux: 5.14
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.14.0, fixed in 6.1.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: Add sync after creating vram bo There will be data corruption on vram allocated by svm if the initialization is not complete and application is writting on the memory. Adding sync to wait for the initialization completion is to resolve this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.9) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92af2d3b57a1afdfdcafb1c6a07ffd89cf3e98fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba029e9991d9be90a28b6a0ceb25e9a6fb348829

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