NULL pointer dereference in AMD Linux GPU driver can crash the kernel
Priority LOW 30CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
The Linux GPU driver in AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, AMD Ryzen™ 7035 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, AMD Ryzen™ 7020 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, and other products contains a NULL pointer dereference (CWE-476). The flaw can crash the kernel. A local attacker with no privileges and no user interaction can cause a denial of service.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
A NULL pointer dereference in the Linux GPU driver could potentially lead to a kernel crash and result in denial of service.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00158 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (AMD): Radeon Software for Linux 26.13AMD Ryzen™ 7035 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (AMD): Radeon Software for Linux 26.13+39 more products
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 7035 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 7020 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 7045 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 7030 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 9000HX Series Processors | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series Processors | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series Desktop Processors | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 9000 Series Desktop Processors | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Desktop Processors | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 8040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ 6000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ AI Max 300 Series Processors | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ AI Max 400 Series Processors | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Ryzen™ AI 400 Series Processors | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Radeon™ RX 9000 Series Graphics Products | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Radeon™ AI PRO R9000 Series Graphics Products | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Radeon™ RX 7000 Series Graphics Products | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Radeon™ PRO W7000 Series Graphics Products | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Radeon™ PRO W6000 Series Graphics Products | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Radeon™ RX 6000 Series Graphics Products | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Radeon™ PRO W5000 Series Graphics Products | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Radeon™ RX 5000 Series Graphics Products | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Instinct™ MI210 | — | Linux GPU Driver 31.40 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Instinct™ MI250 | — | Linux GPU Driver 31.40 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Instinct™ MI300A | — | Linux GPU Driver 31.40 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Instinct™ MI300X | — | Linux GPU Driver 31.40 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Instinct™ MI325X | — | Linux GPU Driver 31.40 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Instinct™ MI350X | — | Linux GPU Driver 31.40 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Instinct™ MI355X | — | Linux GPU Driver 31.40 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Instinct™ MI308X | — | Linux GPU Driver 31.40 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Instinct™ MI250X | — | Linux GPU Driver 31.40 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Radeon™ PRO V710 | — | Contact your AMD Customer Engineering representative | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Radeon™ PRO V620 | — | Contact your AMD Customer Engineering representative | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD EPYC™ 4005 Series Processors | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD EPYC™ 4004 Series Processors | — | Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 | Patch available | CNA |
- AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Ryzen™ 7035 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Ryzen™ 7020 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Ryzen™ 7045 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Ryzen™ 7030 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Ryzen™ 9000HX Series Processors VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series Processors VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series Desktop Processors VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Ryzen™ 9000 Series Desktop Processors VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Desktop Processors VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Ryzen™ 8040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Ryzen™ 6000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Ryzen™ AI Max 300 Series Processors VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Ryzen™ AI Max 400 Series Processors VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Ryzen™ AI 400 Series Processors VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Radeon™ RX 9000 Series Graphics Products VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Radeon™ AI PRO R9000 Series Graphics Products VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Radeon™ RX 7000 Series Graphics Products VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Radeon™ PRO W7000 Series Graphics Products VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Radeon™ PRO W6000 Series Graphics Products VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Radeon™ RX 6000 Series Graphics Products VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Radeon™ PRO W5000 Series Graphics Products VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Radeon™ RX 5000 Series Graphics Products VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD Instinct™ MI210 VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Linux GPU Driver 31.40 Patch available CNA
- AMD Instinct™ MI250 VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Linux GPU Driver 31.40 Patch available CNA
- AMD Instinct™ MI300A VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Linux GPU Driver 31.40 Patch available CNA
- AMD Instinct™ MI300X VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Linux GPU Driver 31.40 Patch available CNA
- AMD Instinct™ MI325X VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Linux GPU Driver 31.40 Patch available CNA
- AMD Instinct™ MI350X VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Linux GPU Driver 31.40 Patch available CNA
- AMD Instinct™ MI355X VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Linux GPU Driver 31.40 Patch available CNA
- AMD Instinct™ MI308X VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Linux GPU Driver 31.40 Patch available CNA
- AMD Instinct™ MI250X VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Linux GPU Driver 31.40 Patch available CNA
- AMD Radeon™ PRO V710 VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Contact your AMD Customer Engineering representative Patch available CNA
- AMD Radeon™ PRO V620 VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Contact your AMD Customer Engineering representative Patch available CNA
- AMD EPYC™ 4005 Series Processors VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
- AMD EPYC™ 4004 Series Processors VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update to Radeon Software for Linux 26.13, which fixes all listed AMD products.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
- Fix · CNA AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Ryzen™ 7035 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Ryzen™ 7020 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Ryzen™ 7045 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Ryzen™ 7030 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Ryzen™ 9000HX Series Processors (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series Processors (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series Desktop Processors (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Ryzen™ 9000 Series Desktop Processors (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Desktop Processors (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Ryzen™ 8040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Ryzen™ 6000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Ryzen™ AI Max 300 Series Processors (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Ryzen™ AI Max 400 Series Processors (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Ryzen™ AI 400 Series Processors (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Radeon™ RX 9000 Series Graphics Products (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Radeon™ AI PRO R9000 Series Graphics Products (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Radeon™ RX 7000 Series Graphics Products (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Radeon™ PRO W7000 Series Graphics Products (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Radeon™ PRO W6000 Series Graphics Products (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Radeon™ RX 6000 Series Graphics Products (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Radeon™ PRO W5000 Series Graphics Products (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Radeon™ RX 5000 Series Graphics Products (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD Instinct™ MI210 (AMD) Fixed in Linux GPU Driver 31.40
- Fix · CNA AMD Instinct™ MI250 (AMD) Fixed in Linux GPU Driver 31.40
- Fix · CNA AMD Instinct™ MI300A (AMD) Fixed in Linux GPU Driver 31.40
- Fix · CNA AMD Instinct™ MI300X (AMD) Fixed in Linux GPU Driver 31.40
- Fix · CNA AMD Instinct™ MI325X (AMD) Fixed in Linux GPU Driver 31.40
- Fix · CNA AMD Instinct™ MI350X (AMD) Fixed in Linux GPU Driver 31.40
- Fix · CNA AMD Instinct™ MI355X (AMD) Fixed in Linux GPU Driver 31.40
- Fix · CNA AMD Instinct™ MI308X (AMD) Fixed in Linux GPU Driver 31.40
- Fix · CNA AMD Instinct™ MI250X (AMD) Fixed in Linux GPU Driver 31.40
- Fix · CNA AMD Radeon™ PRO V710 (AMD) Fixed in Contact your AMD Customer Engineering representative
- Fix · CNA AMD Radeon™ PRO V620 (AMD) Fixed in Contact your AMD Customer Engineering representative
- Fix · CNA AMD EPYC™ 4005 Series Processors (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
- Fix · CNA AMD EPYC™ 4004 Series Processors (AMD) Fixed in Radeon Software for Linux 26.13
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43603
- 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-69qw-r4j5-2ffj
- 2026-11-05 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
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- TI-2023-07046 Improper privilege management in AMD Radeon™ RX 5000 Series Graphics Cards CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-04574 GPU kernel implementations susceptible to memory leak CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources
- CVE-2026-43603 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-43603 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-69qw-r4j5-2ffj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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