drm/amdgpu/vcn: set no_user_fence for VCN v2.5 enc/dec rings
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: 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/vcn: set no_user_fence for VCN v2.5 enc/dec rings VCN encoder and decoder rings do not support 64-bit user fence writes, reject CS submissions with user fences. (cherry picked from commit efc9dd5590894109bce9a0bfe1fa5592dd6b20b1)
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 | 5.4 and later | 6.1.191, 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 7.0.10, 7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.4 and later Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 7.0.10, 7.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 7.0.10, 7.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. 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 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-63855
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rjvx-mc7h-2h7x
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-19 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@8156e258025f2a22fcf7486c96848ac3cd3541dd · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
References
Patch 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c6fb056567efb49f8674108b86088a1cfaa86d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f0ea4524dc71c6c9ec97f2711f46e12f624140f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/602d4c5872b25ddd4d82fb2025efb9a05b187bb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a3c6f76cab164a5d803084908d7050f649ab7f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f317863a3ab212a027d8c8c3cc3af4e3fb95704
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Sources
- CVE-2026-63855 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-63855 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rjvx-mc7h-2h7x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-63855 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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