TI-2026-64345 Aliases CVE-2026-97946 GHSA-vfm8-xw8f-q53w

x86/amd_node: Fix PCI device reference counting in amd_smn_init()

LOW 22Published 2026-09-25 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

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Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/amd_node: Fix PCI device reference counting in amd_smn_init() The local "root" pointer is a temporary variable used during the device search. Therefore, refcount related to the search iterators should be cleaned up after the search is complete. Use the __free() cleanup macro to ensure the refcount is decremented when the temporary pointer goes out of scope. Additionally, increment the refcount when caching a root pointer. This ensures the in-use refcount is separate from the temporary search refcounting. Finally, drop the redundant "root = NULL" before the second search loop. The pci_get_class() iterator always decrements the refcount of its "from" argument, so the first loop can only fall through with "root" already NULL.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00198 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.18, 6.18.53, 7.2.7 +1Red Hat: 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Linux	Linux	6.17.8 to before 6.18	6.18	Patch available	CNA
Linux	Linux	6.18 and later	6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3	Patch available	CNA

Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.17.8 to before 6.18 Fixed in 6.18 Patch available CNA
Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.18 and later Fixed in 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	—	—	Linux

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.18
Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3

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 9	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred

Not affected: 5 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97946
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vfm8-xw8f-q53w
2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

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Sources

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