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CVE-2026-97429: drm/amdkfd: fix UAF race in destroy_queue_cpsch

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-24 · updated 2026-10-03

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: fix UAF race in destroy_queue_cpsch wait_on_destroy_queue() drops locks to wait for queue resume, allowing a concurrent destroy to free the queue. Use is_being_destroyed flag to serialize destruction.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 6.5 — fixed in 7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/090b51e2dabf88c02c0b6b25ea672a8bddfba7d5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41144829f4645c2bd4cb501d34d253858f750c0a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac081deaf16a639ea7dff2f285fe421a33c1ade0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d98c8032c29944e1e572e1f49a0613d364fece0f

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