CVE-2023-53073

perf/x86/amd/core: Always clear status for idx

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 2, 2025 at 03:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:44 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/x86/amd/core: Always clear status for idx The variable 'status' (which contains the unhandled overflow bits) is not being properly masked in some cases, displaying the following warning: WARNING: CPU: 156 PID: 475601 at arch/x86/events/amd/core.c:972 amd_pmu_v2_handle_irq+0x216/0x270 This seems to be happening because the loop is being continued before the status bit being unset, in case x86_perf_event_set_period() returns 0. This is also causing an inconsistency because the "handled" counter is incremented, but the status bit is not cleaned. Move the bit cleaning together above, together when the "handled" counter is incremented.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.19 ≤ v < 6.1.225.19 ≤ v < 6.2.95.19 ≤ v < 6.36.2 ≤ v < 6.2.95.196.3 rc16.3 rc26.3 rc37685665c390dc68c2d9a74e8445f41494cc8f6cf
Vendor states this is fixed in 263f5ecaf7080513efc248ec739b6d9e00f4129f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9d4c7b1f12e101d6d6253092588b127416ddfb6c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ab33a8f7649b0324639a336e1081aaea51a4523e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.22 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.3 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/263f5ecaf7080513efc248ec739b6d9e00f4129f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d4c7b1f12e101d6d6253092588b127416ddfb6c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab33a8f7649b0324639a336e1081aaea51a4523e

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
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