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CVE-2023-53438— x86/MCE: Always save CS register on AMD Zen IF Poison errors

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Affected
Linux Linux
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No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于AMD Zen架构中指令获取单元错误处理不当，可能导致无法正确识别错误上下文。

AI Predicted 5.3 Difficulty: Theoretical EPSS 0.15% · P4

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1498 · Network Denial of Service

Affected Version Matrix 10

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< e6e6a5f50f58fadec397b23064b7e4830292863d affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 6eac3965901489ae114a664a78cd2d1415d1af5c affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 2e01bdf7203c383e9d8489d9f963c52d6c81e4db affected
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2< 4240e2ebe67941ce2c4f5c866c3af4b5ac7a0c67 affected
2.6.12 affected
< 2.6.12 unaffected
6.1.53≤ 6.1.* unaffected
6.4.16≤ 6.4.* unaffected
… +2 more rows
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2023-53438

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
x86/MCE: Always save CS register on AMD Zen IF Poison errors
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/MCE: Always save CS register on AMD Zen IF Poison errors The Instruction Fetch (IF) units on current AMD Zen-based systems do not guarantee a synchronous #MC is delivered for poison consumption errors. Therefore, MCG_STATUS[EIPV|RIPV] will not be set. However, the microarchitecture does guarantee that the exception is delivered within the same context. In other words, the exact rIP is not known, but the context is known to not have changed. There is no architecturally-defined method to determine this behavior. The Code Segment (CS) register is always valid on such IF unit poison errors regardless of the value of MCG_STATUS[EIPV|RIPV]. Add a quirk to save the CS register for poison consumption from the IF unit banks. This is needed to properly determine the context of the error. Otherwise, the severity grading function will assume the context is IN_KERNEL due to the m->cs value being 0 (the initialized value). This leads to unnecessary kernel panics on data poison errors due to the kernel believing the poison consumption occurred in kernel context.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于AMD Zen架构中指令获取单元错误处理不当，可能导致无法正确识别错误上下文。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 ~ e6e6a5f50f58fadec397b23064b7e4830292863d -
Linux Linux 2.6.12 -

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Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-09-18 · 121 CVEs total

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CVE-2022-50413 8.8 HIGH wifi: mac80211: fix use-after-free
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CVE-2023-53376 7.8 HIGH scsi: mpi3mr: Use number of bits to manage bitmap sizes
CVE-2023-53386 7.8 HIGH Bluetooth: Fix potential use-after-free when clear keys
CVE-2022-50417 7.8 HIGH drm/panfrost: Fix GEM handle creation ref-counting
CVE-2023-53394 7.8 HIGH net/mlx5e: xsk: Fix crash on regular rq reactivation
CVE-2023-53387 7.8 HIGH scsi: ufs: core: Fix device management cmd timeout flow
CVE-2023-53388 7.8 HIGH drm/mediatek: Clean dangling pointer on bind error path
CVE-2023-53378 7.8 HIGH drm/i915/dpt: Treat the DPT BO as a framebuffer

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