drm/amdgpu: Fix use-after-free race in VM acquire
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 14 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Fix use-after-free race in VM acquire Replace non-atomic vm->process_info assignment with cmpxchg() to prevent race when parent/child processes sharing a drm_file both try to acquire the same VM after fork(). (cherry picked from commit c7c573275ec20db05be769288a3e3bb2250ec618)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.17 and later | 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9, 7.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.17 and later Fixed in 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9, 7.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.17 to before 5.10.253; 5.11 to before 5.15.203; 5.16 to before 6.1.167; 6.2 to before 6.6.130; 6.7 to before 6.12.78; 6.13 to before 6.18.19; 6.19 to before 6.19.9 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.17 to before 5.10.253; 5.11 to before 5.15.203; 5.16 to before 6.1.167; 6.2 to before 6.6.130; 6.7 to before 6.12.78; 6.13 to before 6.18.19; 6.19 to before 6.19.9 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9, 7.0
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2026:71213 Released 2026-09-24 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-553.167.1.el8_10, kernel-4.18.0-553.167.1.el8_10, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-553.167.1.el8_10 +19
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-553.167.1.el8_10
- RHSA-2026:71016 Released 2026-09-23 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.167.1.rt7.508.el8_10, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.167.1.rt7.508.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.167.1.rt7.508.el8_10 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.167.1.rt7.508.el8_10, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.167.1.rt7.508.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.167.1.rt7.508.el8_10 +7
- RHSA-2026:67471 Released 2026-09-15 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) kernel-64k-debug-devel-6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-devel-6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel-6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-core-6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2 +29
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) kernel-tools-libs-devel-6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2, libperf-6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-core-6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2 +21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core-6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2 +9
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:67150 Released 2026-09-14 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel-5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core-5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8 +28
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, libperf-5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core-5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8 +21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8 +9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:67471 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:67150 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:67471 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:71213 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:67150 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:71213 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:67471 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:67150 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:71016 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:71016 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:67471 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:67150 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:67471 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:67150 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43370
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f593-x5jj-v2pg
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-19 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae87aea330c24f462fc7058ed543ba8bc6798447
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46d309996bd9251792d7dafdbaf615cf202b4447
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e61e355cbe49e585097eee28c15b862bfb1c0668
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c658c1c85ec235b7ecfbf8dbfee385b1332088f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/904025fa8bba1d028adade33346372b4ac1a9249
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7885eb335d8f9e9942925d57e300a85e3f82ded4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94b7782d0c8024f5b88454241c8d4777076c3786
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c1030f2e84885cc58bffef6af67d5b9d2e7098f
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Sources
- CVE-2026-43370 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-43370 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f593-x5jj-v2pg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-43370 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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