CVE-2023-53351
drm/sched: Check scheduler work queue before calling timeout handling
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.5 Medium
- Published
- Sep 17, 2025
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 16, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/sched: Check scheduler work queue before calling timeout handling
During an IGT GPU reset test we see again oops despite of commit 0c8c901aaaebc9 (drm/sched: Check scheduler ready before calling timeout handling).
It uses ready condition whether to call drm_sched_fault which unwind the TDR leads to GPU reset. However it looks the ready condition is overloaded with other meanings, for example, for the following stack is related GPU reset :
0 gfx_v9_0_cp_gfx_start 1 gfx_v9_0_cp_gfx_resume 2 gfx_v9_0_cp_resume 3 gfx_v9_0_hw_init 4 gfx_v9_0_resume 5 amdgpu_device_ip_resume_phase2
does the following: /* start the ring */ gfx_v9_0_cp_gfx_start(adev); ring->sched.ready = true;
The same approach is for other ASICs as well : gfx_v8_0_cp_gfx_resume gfx_v10_0_kiq_resume, etc...
As a result, our GPU reset test causes GPU fault which calls unconditionally gfx_v9_0_fault and then drm_sched_fault. However now it depends on whether the interrupt service routine drm_sched_fault is executed after gfx_v9_0_cp_gfx_start is completed which sets the ready field of the scheduler to true even for uninitialized schedulers and causes oops vs no fault or when ISR drm_sched_fault is completed prior gfx_v9_0_cp_gfx_start and NULL pointer dereference does not occur.
Use the field timeout_wq to prevent oops for uninitialized schedulers. The field could be initialized by the work queue of resetting the domain.
v1: Corrections to commit message (Luben)
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
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