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CVE-2026-97497: drm/amdkfd: Check bounds for allocate_sdma_queue restore_sdma_id

• 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: Check bounds for allocate_sdma_queue restore_sdma_id allocate_sdma_queue has an option where the sdma queue id can be specified (used by CRIU). We weren't bounds-checking that value. Confirm it's less than the maximum number of queues.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 5.18 — 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/25e1b29ecc8da3609ba0072ca54a3b1fdd1578f3
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41460d2dd0246f0ab7e80b103d34c8649e022999
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42f2bd50236b61ad0aeb2c233c990ee0d615fdad
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfe9a7545b2a7be1c543f1741e16f2d5ec4116ae
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd2870ca036e1d51baa59f942007b36a595b5890

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