Linux Kernel up to 6.1.20/6.2.7 gen11_sseu_info_init array index

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.20/6.2.7. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is the function gen11_sseu_info_init. This manipulation causes array index. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-53112. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.20/6.2.7. Affected by this vulnerability is the function gen11_sseu_info_init. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a array index vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-129. The product uses untrusted input when calculating or using an array index, but the product does not validate or incorrectly validates the index to ensure the index references a valid position within the array. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915/sseu: fix max_subslices array-index-out-of-bounds access It seems that commit bc3c5e0809ae ("drm/i915/sseu: Don't try to store EU mask internally in UAPI format") exposed a potential out-of-bounds access, reported by UBSAN as following on a laptop with a gen 11 i915 card: UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_sseu.c:65:27 index 6 is out of range for type 'u16 [6]' CPU: 2 PID: 165 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 6.2.0-9-generic #9-Ubuntu Hardware name: Dell Inc. XPS 13 9300/077Y9N, BIOS 1.11.0 03/22/2022 Call Trace: <TASK> show_stack+0x4e/0x61 dump_stack_lvl+0x4a/0x6f dump_stack+0x10/0x18 ubsan_epilogue+0x9/0x3a __ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds.cold+0x42/0x47 gen11_compute_sseu_info+0x121/0x130 [i915] intel_sseu_info_init+0x15d/0x2b0 [i915] intel_gt_init_mmio+0x23/0x40 [i915] i915_driver_mmio_probe+0x129/0x400 [i915] ? intel_gt_probe_all+0x91/0x2e0 [i915] i915_driver_probe+0xe1/0x3f0 [i915] ? drm_privacy_screen_get+0x16d/0x190 [drm] ? acpi_dev_found+0x64/0x80 i915_pci_probe+0xac/0x1b0 [i915] ... According to the definition of sseu_dev_info, eu_mask->hsw is limited to a maximum of GEN_MAX_SS_PER_HSW_SLICE (6) sub-slices, but gen11_sseu_info_init() can potentially set 8 sub-slices, in the !IS_JSL_EHL(gt->i915) case. Fix this by reserving up to 8 slots for max_subslices in the eu_mask struct. (cherry picked from commit 3cba09a6ac86ea1d456909626eb2685596c07822)

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-53112 since 05/02/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/31/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 243376 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-53112), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.1.21 or 6.2.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 1a1682abf7399318ac074b1f2ac6a8c992b5b3da/36b076ab6247cf0d2135b2ad6bb337617c3b5a1b/193c41926d152761764894f46e23b53c00186a82 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (243376) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-0932). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Dell Avamar
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• Dell NetWorker
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway
• IBM QRadar SIEM

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3
• 6.1.4
• 6.1.5
• 6.1.6
• 6.1.7
• 6.1.8
• 6.1.9
• 6.1.10
• 6.1.11
• 6.1.12
• 6.1.13
• 6.1.14
• 6.1.15
• 6.1.16
• 6.1.17
• 6.1.18
• 6.1.19
• 6.1.20
• 6.2.0
• 6.2.1
• 6.2.2
• 6.2.3
• 6.2.4
• 6.2.5
• 6.2.6
• 6.2.7

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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