CVE-2023-53352 | drm/ttm: check null pointer before accessing when swapping

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/ttm: check null pointer before accessing when swapping Add a check to avoid null pointer dereference as below: [ 90.002283] general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000000: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN NOPTI [ 90.002292] KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] [ 90.002346] ? exc_general_protection+0x159/0x240 [ 90.002352] ? asm_exc_general_protection+0x26/0x30 [ 90.002357] ? ttm_bo_evict_swapout_allowable+0x322/0x5e0 [ttm] [ 90.002365] ? ttm_bo_evict_swapout_allowable+0x42e/0x5e0 [ttm] [ 90.002373] ttm_bo_swapout+0x134/0x7f0 [ttm] [ 90.002383] ? __pfx_ttm_bo_swapout+0x10/0x10 [ttm] [ 90.002391] ? lock_acquire+0x44d/0x4f0 [ 90.002398] ? ttm_device_swapout+0xa5/0x260 [ttm] [ 90.002412] ? lock_acquired+0x355/0xa00 [ 90.002416] ? do_raw_spin_trylock+0xb6/0x190 [ 90.002421] ? __pfx_lock_acquired+0x10/0x10 [ 90.002426] ? ttm_global_swapout+0x25/0x210 [ttm] [ 90.002442] ttm_device_swapout+0x198/0x260 [ttm] [ 90.002456] ? __pfx_ttm_device_swapout+0x10/0x10 [ttm] [ 90.002472] ttm_global_swapout+0x75/0x210 [ttm] [ 90.002486] ttm_tt_populate+0x187/0x3f0 [ttm] [ 90.002501] ttm_bo_handle_move_mem+0x437/0x590 [ttm] [ 90.002517] ttm_bo_validate+0x275/0x430 [ttm] [ 90.002530] ? __pfx_ttm_bo_validate+0x10/0x10 [ttm] [ 90.002544] ? kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 [ 90.002550] ? kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30 [ 90.002554] ? __kasan_kmalloc+0x8f/0xa0 [ 90.002558] ? amdgpu_gtt_mgr_new+0x81/0x420 [amdgpu] [ 90.003023] ? ttm_resource_alloc+0xf6/0x220 [ttm] [ 90.003038] amdgpu_bo_pin_restricted+0x2dd/0x8b0 [amdgpu] [ 90.003210] ? __x64_sys_ioctl+0x131/0x1a0 [ 90.003210] ? do_syscall_64+0x60/0x90

Published: 2025-09-17 Last update: 2026-01-14 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-53352 is rated Low Risk (23.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-53352

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-09-18 — 0.02% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-53352

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-53352

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-53352

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2023-53352 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53352
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53352
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53352/
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-53352 medium priority: Ubuntu including 150 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1350 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 969, ignored 159, not-affected 142, released 80. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-53352

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-53352

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 5.15.124, < 5.15.126 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.1.43, < 6.1.45 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.4.8, < 6.4.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-53352

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