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Linux CVE-2026-74357

| EUVDEUVD-2026-59504 HIGH
2026-08-15 Linux GHSA-rf2r-54vm-qv57
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Linux
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This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 17, 2026

Heap out-of-bounds write in the Linux kernel amdgpu DRM driver's amdgpu_coredump() function allows a local attacker with GPU access to corrupt kernel heap memory during a GPU reset event. The vulnerability affects Linux kernel versions containing commit eea85914d15b up to the fix commits, specifically Linux 7.1 stable and prior, on systems with AMD GPU hardware. A local user who can trigger or time a GPU ring timeout during an active GPU reset could exploit this heap corruption for potential privilege escalation; however, no public exploit exists and EPSS probability is 0.15% (5th percentile), indicating limited real-world exploitation activity at time of analysis.

Affected VersionsENISA

Linux eea85914d15bfe3bdf9f8f80a479f0dee0aa7d73 <efb1dadaeb897b22b9e118d398d0f41e70e9ccca
Linux patch: 7.1.5
Linux 7.1
Linux patch: 0
Linux patch: 7.2-rc1
Linux eea85914d15bfe3bdf9f8f80a479f0dee0aa7d73 <08ac3a7879d300302a1927ce2038629539a37f8b

Affected Packages

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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 1 package in euvd

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Severity by source

Vendor (Linux) PRIMARY 7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SUSE 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Red Hat 5.5 MEDIUM

Primary rating from Vendor (Linux).

CVSS VectorVendor: Linux

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Aug 17, 2026 - 06:22 NVD
7.8 (HIGH)
Patch available
Aug 15, 2026 - 07:19 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 15, 2026 - 05:58 cve.org
HIGH 7.8
CVE Published
Aug 15, 2026 - 05:58 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amdgpu: fix KASAN slab-out-of-bounds in amdgpu_coredump ring dump

The ring content dump in amdgpu_coredump() uses two separate loops over adev->rings[]: the first counts rings with unsignalled fences to size the allocation, and the second copies ring data into the allocated buffers.

Both loops use the same condition to skip rings:

atomic_read(&ring->fence_drv.last_seq) == ring->fence_drv.sync_seq

Because last_seq is an atomic that is updated concurrently by the fence signalling path, additional rings may appear unsignalled in the second loop that were signalled during the first. When this happens, idx exceeds the allocated ring_count and the store to coredump->rings[idx] writes past the end of the kcalloc-ed buffer.

This was found during IGT stressful test amd_queue_reset which triggers random GPU resets. The OVERSIZE subtest (CMD_STREAM_EXEC_INVALID_PACKET_LENGTH_OVERSIZE on GFX ring) provokes a ring timeout and subsequent coredump, which hits the race between the counting and copying loops. The failure is non-deterministic and depends on fence signalling timing during the reset.

KASAN log:

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in amdgpu_coredump+0x1274/0x12f0 [amdgpu] Write of size 4 at addr ffff888106154258 by task kworker/u128:5/23625 CPU: 16 UID: 0 PID: 23625 Comm: kworker/u128:5 Not tainted 6.19.0+ #35 Workqueue: amdgpu-reset-dev drm_sched_job_timedout [gpu_sched] Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0xa5/0x110 print_report+0xd1/0x660 kasan_report+0xf3/0x130 __asan_report_store4_noabort+0x17/0x30 amdgpu_coredump+0x1274/0x12f0 [amdgpu] amdgpu_job_timedout+0xef0/0x16c0 [amdgpu] drm_sched_job_timedout+0x194/0x5c0 [gpu_sched] process_one_work+0x84b/0x1990 worker_thread+0x6b8/0x11b0 </TASK>

Allocated by task 23625: kasan_save_stack+0x39/0x70 __kasan_kmalloc+0xc3/0xd0 __kmalloc_noprof+0x2ec/0x910 amdgpu_coredump+0x5c5/0x12f0 [amdgpu] amdgpu_job_timedout+0xef0/0x16c0 [amdgpu]

The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff888106154200 which belongs to the cache kmalloc-rnd-09-96 of size 96 The buggy address is located 16 bytes to the right of allocated 72-byte region [ffff888106154200, ffff888106154248)

72 bytes = 3 * sizeof(struct amdgpu_coredump_ring), so ring_count was 3 but idx reached 3+, writing ring_index (at struct offset 16) 16 bytes past the allocation.

Fix by adding an idx < ring_count guard to the copy loop so it cannot exceed the allocated count even when the fence state changes between the two passes.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-74357) in AMD GPU drivers affects organizations running Linux 7.1 and earlier on AMD GPU-equipped systems. With no public exploit identified at time of analysis and minimal real-world exploitation activity (0.2% EPSS), this represents a priority patching initiative for systems where non-administrative users access GPU resources. A vendor patch is available for immediate deployment.

Recommended Action

Within 24 hours, identify all Linux systems running kernel versions 7.1 and earlier with AMD GPU hardware using inventory tools and command-line verification (uname -r, lspci). Within 7 days, obtain the vendor-released patch for the amdgpu DRM driver, test it in a non-production environment with GPU workloads, and validate system stability. Within 30 days, deploy the patch to all production systems running affected kernel versions, prioritizing systems where non-administrative users have GPU access, and confirm successful installation via kernel version verification.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 95% exploitable
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +39
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Moderate
Product Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 16.0 Not-Affected

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