drm/amdkfd: fix UAF race in destroy_queue_cpsch

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-97429 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in drm/amdkfd: fix UAF race in destroy_queue_cpsch. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 24, 2026Updated Sep 25, 2026Source checked Sep 25, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 25, 2026Material review Sep 25, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: High · CVSS 7.8
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Linux/Linuxgeneric	>=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <41144829f4645c2bd4cb501d34d253858f750c0a \|\| >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <d98c8032c29944e1e572e1f49a0613d364fece0f \|\| >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <ac081deaf16a639ea7dff2f285fe421a33c1ade0 \|\| >=0 <6.12.111 \|\| >=0 <6.18.53	41144829f4645c2bd4cb501d34d253858f750c0a, d98c8032c29944e1e572e1f49a0613d364fece0f, ac081deaf16a639ea7dff2f285fe421a33c1ade0, 6.12.111, 6.18.53

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Linux/Linux.
Review the reported fix. Update Linux/Linux to 41144829f4645c2bd4cb501d34d253858f750c0a if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 24, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 25, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source 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.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.