Linux Kernel up to 6.1.42/6.4.7 AMD Display vblank_nom integer underflow

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.42/6.4.7 and classified as critical. This impacts the function vblank_nom of the component AMD Display. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-53258. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.42/6.4.7. Affected by this issue is the function vblank_nom of the component AMD Display. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-191. The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix possible underflow for displays with large vblank [Why] Underflow observed when using a display with a large vblank region and low refresh rate [How] Simplify calculation of vblank_nom Increase value for VBlankNomDefaultUS to 800us

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-53258 since 09/15/2025. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/11/2026).

Upgrading to version 6.1.43 or 6.4.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch d5741133e6e2f304b40ca1da0e16f62af06f4d22/64bc8e10c87adf60b2d32aacf3afb288e51d5a62/1a4bcdbea4319efeb26cc4b05be859a7867e02dc 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 vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2053). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• SUSE openSUSE
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway
• F5 F5OS

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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
• 6.1.21
• 6.1.22
• 6.1.23
• 6.1.24
• 6.1.25
• 6.1.26
• 6.1.27
• 6.1.28
• 6.1.29
• 6.1.30
• 6.1.31
• 6.1.32
• 6.1.33
• 6.1.34
• 6.1.35
• 6.1.36
• 6.1.37
• 6.1.38
• 6.1.39
• 6.1.40
• 6.1.41
• 6.1.42
• 6.4.0
• 6.4.1
• 6.4.2
• 6.4.3
• 6.4.4
• 6.4.5
• 6.4.6
• 6.4.7

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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