Device buffer export not disabled in Linux kernel amdxdna driver
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: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The Linux kernel accel/amdxdna driver is affected from 6.14, with fixes in 7.2.7 and 7.3. Device buffers are never meant to be exported, but the driver did not explicitly disable exporting support, so buffers could be exported. The CVSS vector rates this as exploitable by a local user with low privileges, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Description from the CNA
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/amdxdna: Disable device buffer exporting Device buffers are never intended to be exported. Disable exporting support explicitly.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade the Linux kernel to 7.2.7 or 7.3. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 is affected and Red Hat lists no fix available for it.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 7.2.7, 7.3
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 |
Not affected: 6 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
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98436
- 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-cfwr-74pm-7pwp
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-24 CVSS score added · CNA
- 2026-10-26 Fix available: Linux/Linux@0 · CNA
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-07 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-98436 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-98436 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cfwr-74pm-7pwp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-98436 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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