drm/amdkfd: validate SVM ioctl nattr against buffer size
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: 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: validate SVM ioctl nattr against buffer size Validate nattr field against the buffer size, preventing out-of-bounds buffer access via user-controlled attribute count. (cherry picked from commit 5eca8bfdfa456c3304ca77523718fe24254c172f)
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 | 5.14 and later | 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.90, 6.18.32, 7.0.9, 7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.14 and later Fixed in 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.90, 6.18.32, 7.0.9, 7.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.90, 6.18.32, 7.0.9, 7.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46197
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-38pr-68p2-9hqw
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-19 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/daa8bc5f83814b55b71d2b5b3a090d57a5219c21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb07a0c9c8419164812e07274947f11b1d92dd61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91c6dc5a41695d02dfc6299f106ac38a6c493e52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccd060b5c7cc75ae7e211c250b97c5b6272e7efc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db9530a9873a7c85d2266a922589ebcf427fa631
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6abd3a4417cb73a7d0db7e25bf11fae1074bdba3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/045e0ff208f0838a246c10204105126611b267a1
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Sources
- CVE-2026-46197 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-46197 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-38pr-68p2-9hqw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-46197 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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