drm/amdgpu: zero-initialize GART table on allocation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- 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.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: zero-initialize GART table on allocation GART TLB is flushed after unmapping but not after mapping. Since amdgpu_bo_create_kernel() does not zero-initialize the buffer, when a single PTE is written the TLB may speculatively load other uninitialized entries from the same cacheline. Those garbage entries can appear valid, and a subsequent write to another PTE in the same cacheline may cause the GPU to use a stale garbage PTE from the TLB. Fix this by calling memset_io() to zero-initialize the GART table with gart_pte_flags immediately after allocation. Using AMDGPU_GEM_CREATE_VRAM_CLEARED, SDMA-based clear will not work since SDMA needs GART to be initialized to work. (cherry picked from commit d9af8263b82b6eaa60c5718e0c6631c5037e4b24)
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 | 4.2 and later | 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.90, 6.18.32, 7.0.9, 7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.2 and later Fixed in 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.90, 6.18.32, 7.0.9, 7.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 to before 6.1.175; 6.2 to before 6.6.140; 6.7 to before 6.12.90; 6.13 to before 6.18.32; 6.19 to before 7.0.9 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 to before 6.1.175; 6.2 to before 6.6.140; 6.7 to before 6.12.90; 6.13 to before 6.18.32; 6.19 to before 7.0.9 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.90, 6.18.32, 7.0.9, 7.1
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2026:57252 Released 2026-08-20 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel-5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core-5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8 +28
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, libperf-5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core-5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8 +21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8 +9
- RHSA-2026:57251 Released 2026-08-20 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) kernel-64k-debug-devel-6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-devel-6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel-6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-core-6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2 +29
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) kernel-tools-libs-devel-6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, libperf-6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-core-6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2 +21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt-6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core-6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2 +9
- RHSA-2026:55764 Released 2026-08-17 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-553.156.1.el8_10, kernel-4.18.0-553.156.1.el8_10, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-553.156.1.el8_10 +19
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-553.156.1.el8_10
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:55765 Released 2026-08-17 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.156.1.rt7.497.el8_10, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.156.1.rt7.497.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.156.1.rt7.497.el8_10 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.156.1.rt7.497.el8_10, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.156.1.rt7.497.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.156.1.rt7.497.el8_10 +7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | — |
| 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-2026:57251 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:57252 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:57251 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:55764 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:57252 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:55764 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:57251 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:57252 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:55765 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:55765 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:57251 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:57252 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:57251 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:57252 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-53374
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-45w5-677j-gmrq
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-19 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40df11255d71b02e20e70579f1b12b687e396e26
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91fbb5e635c8fb1b49e15c19da06480089ef719f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ae8b9e74bab94aab1d79f1688129bcc61c8b29a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b17175d0a375b3ed5e81597dac4983fdb46e478d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/791941be5da125d9a1b228582bfdc300c05d05b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6c2e6c2e1fa066968a16aca1cb66cd1bdde7741
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Sources
- CVE-2026-53374 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-53374 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-45w5-677j-gmrq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-53374 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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