CVE-2023-52625

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel DMCUB Idle State Mismatch - Denial of Service

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Refactor DMCUB enter/exit idle interface [Why] We can hang in place trying to send commands when the DMCUB isn't powered on. [How] We need to exit out of the idle state prior to sending a command, but the process that performs the exit also invokes a command itself. Fixing this issue involves the following: 1. Using a software state to track whether or not we need to start the process to exit idle or notify idle. It's possible for the hardware to have exited an idle state without driver knowledge, but entering one is always restricted to a driver allow - which makes the SW state vs HW state mismatch issue purely one of optimization, which should seldomly be hit, if at all. 2. Refactor any instances of exit/notify idle to use a single wrapper that maintains this SW state. This works simialr to dc_allow_idle_optimizations, but works at the DMCUB level and makes sure the state is marked prior to any notify/exit idle so we don't enter an infinite loop. 3. Make sure we exit out of idle prior to sending any commands or waiting for DMCUB idle. This patch takes care of 1/2. A future patch will take care of wrapping DMCUB command submission with calls to this new interface.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0020
EPSS Percentile 10.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (8)
linux/Kernel 4.15.0 - 6.7.3linux
Linux/Linux < 4.15
Linux/Linux 4.15
Linux/Linux 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c - 820c3870c491946a78950cdf961bf40e28c1025f
Linux/Linux 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c - 8e57c06bf4b0f51a4d6958e15e1a99c9520d00fa
Linux/Linux 6.7.3 - 6.7.*
Linux/Linux 6.8
linux/linux_kernel < 6.7.3
Published Mar 26, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026