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Linux Kernel EUVDEUVD-2026-45539

| CVE-2026-63855 HIGH
2026-07-19 Linux GHSA-rjvx-mc7h-2h7x
High
Disputed · 7.8 Vendor: Linux
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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Low–High)
Vendor (Linux) PRIMARY
7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI
7.8 HIGH

Local render-node access is required (AV:L, PR:L) with no user interaction and low complexity; an unchecked kernel fence write plausibly yields high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Red Hat
5.5 LOW
qualitative

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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

5
Analysis Generated
Jul 20, 2026 - 15:56 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Jul 20, 2026 - 15:22 NVD
7.8 (HIGH)
Patch available
Jul 19, 2026 - 16:19 EUVD
CVE Published
Jul 19, 2026 - 14:04 cve.org
HIGH 7.8
CVE Published
Jul 19, 2026 - 14:04 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

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

drm/amdgpu/vcn: set no_user_fence for VCN v2.5 enc/dec rings

VCN encoder and decoder rings do not support 64-bit user fence writes, reject CS submissions with user fences.

(cherry picked from commit efc9dd5590894109bce9a0bfe1fa5592dd6b20b1)

AnalysisAI

Local privilege escalation and memory corruption in the Linux kernel amdgpu driver stems from VCN (Video Core Next) v2.5 encoder/decoder rings accepting command-stream submissions that request 64-bit user fence writes, an operation the hardware does not support. A local user with render-node access to an AMD GPU can submit a crafted CS with a user fence, causing the kernel to write to an unsupported/attacker-influenced fence address. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis; EPSS is low (0.16%, 5th percentile) and the flaw is not in CISA KEV.

Technical ContextAI

The affected component is the AMD GPU kernel driver (drm/amdgpu), specifically the VCN v2.5 block that handles hardware-accelerated video encode/decode. GPU command submission (CS) allows userspace to attach a 'user fence' - a memory address the GPU writes upon completion of work - but VCN 2.5 enc/dec rings lack support for 64-bit user fence writes. The upstream fix sets the ring's no_user_fence flag so the CS ioctl rejects submissions carrying user fences on these rings. Because the CPE data only identifies the product generically as 'linux:linux', the precise root-cause class is not tagged (CWE: N/A), but the pattern is a missing validation of a hardware capability leading to an unchecked/out-of-bounds fence write; the EUVD tag classifies the outcome as Information Disclosure.

RemediationAI

Apply the vendor-released patch by upgrading to a fixed stable kernel: 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 7.0.10, or 6.18.33 or later, per the corresponding kernel.org stable commits (e.g. https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c6fb056567efb49f8674108b86088a1cfaa86d0). The upstream fix sets no_user_fence on VCN 2.5 enc/dec rings so the CS submission path rejects user fences (cherry-picked from efc9dd5590894109bce9a0bfe1fa5592dd6b20b1). Where immediate kernel updates are not possible, reduce exposure by restricting access to the DRI render nodes (/dev/dri/renderD*) to trusted users/groups, which limits which local accounts can submit GPU command streams - with the trade-off that container workloads, multi-user desktops, and GPU compute/video pipelines relying on those users will lose GPU acceleration. There is no remote attack surface to firewall, so access control on the GPU device is the main compensating control.

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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