TI-2026-79671 Aliases CVE-2026-98914 GHSA-wgpv-wxc4-9h7q

Unlimited ATOM command table nesting in Linux amdgpu driver

LOW 22Published 2026-10-23 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

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Confidentiality · integrity · availability: —
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 6 without a fix

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

Summary

The amdgpu driver in the Linux kernel, from version 4.2 until the fixed releases 6.18.53 and 7.2, does not limit how deeply ATOM command tables can nest. Execution now stops at 32 levels and returns -ELOOP when that depth is exceeded.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: cap ATOM command table nesting depth Cap nesting at 32 levels with execute_depth and return -ELOOP when exceeded.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00161 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.18.53, 7.2Red Hat: 6 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	4.2 and later	6.18.53, 7.2	Patch available	CNA

Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.2 and later Fixed in 6.18.53, 7.2 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

Update the Linux kernel to 6.18.53 or 7.2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 has no fix planned, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, 9 and 10 and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 and 5 are affected with no fix available.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.18.53, 7.2

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 8	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: 1 product

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

2026-10-23 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98914
2026-10-23 Alias added: GHSA-wgpv-wxc4-9h7q
2026-10-26 Fix available: Linux/Linux@0 · CNA
2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
2026-10-30 CVSS score added · Red Hat
2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

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Sources

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