CVE-2025-52538
📋 TL;DR
An integer overflow vulnerability in the XOCL driver allows local attackers to potentially read sensitive memory or crash systems. This affects systems using AMD XOCL drivers with improper input validation. Only local attackers with existing access can exploit this vulnerability.
💻 Affected Systems
- AMD XOCL (Xilinx OpenCL) driver
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Local privilege escalation leading to full system compromise, sensitive data exposure, or complete system crash.
Likely Case
Local denial of service through system crash or kernel panic, potentially allowing limited information disclosure.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact if proper access controls limit local user privileges and systems are isolated.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires local access and knowledge of driver interaction. Integer overflow exploitation typically requires specific conditions to be useful.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check AMD advisory for specific patched driver versions
Vendor Advisory: https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-8014.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Visit AMD security advisory. 2. Identify affected driver version. 3. Download and install patched driver from AMD. 4. Reboot system to load new driver.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict driver access
linuxLimit which users can access the XOCL driver device files
chmod 600 /dev/xocl*
chown root:root /dev/xocl*
Unload driver module
linuxTemporarily disable the XOCL driver if not required
rmmod xocl
modprobe -r xocl
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls to limit local user privileges
- Isolate affected systems from critical networks and data
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check installed XOCL driver version against AMD advisory: lsmod | grep xocl and check driver versionCheck Version:
modinfo xocl | grep versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify patched driver version is installed and loaded: modinfo xocl | grep version📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Kernel panic logs
- Driver crash messages in dmesg
- Unusual XOCL driver access patterns
Network Indicators:
- None - local exploit only
SIEM Query:
Search for: 'xocl driver crash' OR 'kernel panic' AND source contains affected hostname