PT-2023-9739 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

Published 2023-09-28 · Updated 2025-02-03 · CVE-2023-52862

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a null pointer dereference in the error message printed when the Display Core (DC) fails to initialize. This occurs in the amdgpu dm init() function. The original message includes the DC version number, which is undefined if the DC is not initialized. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-10404

CVE-2023-52862

SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Red Os

Suse

References · 1927

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/52xxx/CVE-2023-52862.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-52862 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c3601a2fbfb265ce283651480e30c8e60459112 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-52862 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b72c5d4a5d25e76b16283397c40b8b3c0d70019 · Patch
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52862 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2023-52862 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97ef07182ac46b069bb5e7d46cb903a764d67898 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52862 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52862 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52862 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-52862 · Vendor Advisory