CVE-2026-97498: drm/amdgpu/userq: pin mqd and fw object bo to avoid eviction

Severity: unknown
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-09-24 · updated 2026-09-28

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu/userq: pin mqd and fw object bo to avoid eviction mqd and fw objects are queue core objects which should remain valid and never be unmapped and evicted for user queues to work properly. During eviction if these buffers are evicted the hw continue to use the invalid addresses and caused page faults and system hung.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 6.16 — 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/a16d9986b7b27b08a696524a4dbf03dbf5433a16
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3bbf32a336939a1d21b9561f8e53333b684b7ef

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