drm/amdkfd: Check bounds for allocate_sdma_queue restore_sdma_id (CVE-2026-97497) | HOL Guard CVE

High · CVSS 7.8CVE-2026-97497

drm/amdkfd: Check bounds for allocate_sdma_queue restore_sdma_id

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-97497 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in drm/amdkfd: Check bounds for allocate_sdma_queue restore_sdma_id. 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 <42f2bd50236b61ad0aeb2c233c990ee0d615fdad \|\| >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <dd2870ca036e1d51baa59f942007b36a595b5890 \|\| >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <bfe9a7545b2a7be1c543f1741e16f2d5ec4116ae \|\| >=0 <6.12.111 \|\| >=0 <6.18.53	42f2bd50236b61ad0aeb2c233c990ee0d615fdad, dd2870ca036e1d51baa59f942007b36a595b5890, bfe9a7545b2a7be1c543f1741e16f2d5ec4116ae, 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 42f2bd50236b61ad0aeb2c233c990ee0d615fdad 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: 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.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.