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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2026-43237 json

drm/amdgpu: Refactor amdgpu_gem_va_ioctl for Handling Last Fence Update and Timeline Management v4

published 2026-05-06 6 mo ago modified 2026-10-19 20 d ago also EUVD-2026-27796

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.1%
EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 2%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

drm/amdgpu: Refactor amdgpu_gem_va_ioctl for Handling Last Fence Update and Timeline Management v4

This commit simplifies the amdgpu_gem_va_ioctl function, key updates include: - Moved the logic for managing the last update fence directly into amdgpu_gem_va_update_vm. - Introduced checks for the timeline point to enable conditional replacement or addition of fences.

v2: Addressed review comments from Christian. v3: Updated comments (Christian). v4: The previous version selected the fence too early and did not manage its reference correctly, which could lead to stale or freed fences being used. This resulted in refcount underflows and could crash when updating GPU timelines. The fence is now chosen only after the VA mapping work is completed, and its reference is taken safely. After exporting it to the VM timeline syncobj, the driver always drops its local fence reference, ensuring balanced refcounting and avoiding use-after-free on dma_fence.

Crash signature: [ 205.828135] refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free. [ 205.832963] WARNING: CPU: 30 PID: 7274 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0xbe/0x110 ... [ 206.074014] Call Trace: [ 206.076488] <TASK> [ 206.078608] amdgpu_gem_va_ioctl+0x6ea/0x740 [amdgpu] [ 206.084040] ? __pfx_amdgpu_gem_va_ioctl+0x10/0x10 [amdgpu] [ 206.089994] drm_ioctl_kernel+0x86/0xe0 [drm] [ 206.094415] drm_ioctl+0x26e/0x520 [drm] [ 206.098424] ? __pfx_amdgpu_gem_va_ioctl+0x10/0x10 [amdgpu] [ 206.104402] amdgpu_drm_ioctl+0x4b/0x80 [amdgpu] [ 206.109387] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x96/0xe0 [ 206.113156] do_syscall_64+0x66/0x2d0 ... [ 206.553351] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffffffc0dfde90 ... [ 206.553378] RIP: 0010:dma_fence_signal_timestamp_locked+0x39/0xe0 ... [ 206.553405] Call Trace: [ 206.553409] <IRQ> [ 206.553415] ? __pfx_drm_sched_fence_free_rcu+0x10/0x10 [gpu_sched] [ 206.553424] dma_fence_signal+0x30/0x60 [ 206.553427] drm_sched_job_done.isra.0+0x123/0x150 [gpu_sched] [ 206.553434] dma_fence_signal_timestamp_locked+0x6e/0xe0 [ 206.553437] dma_fence_signal+0x30/0x60 [ 206.553441] amdgpu_fence_process+0xd8/0x150 [amdgpu] [ 206.553854] sdma_v4_0_process_trap_irq+0x97/0xb0 [amdgpu] [ 206.554353] edac_mce_amd(E) ee1004(E) [ 206.554270] amdgpu_irq_dispatch+0x150/0x230 [amdgpu] [ 206.554702] amdgpu_ih_process+0x6a/0x180 [amdgpu] [ 206.555101] amdgpu_irq_handler+0x23/0x60 [amdgpu] [ 206.555500] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x4a/0x1c0 [ 206.555506] handle_irq_event+0x38/0x80 [ 206.555509] handle_edge_irq+0x92/0x1e0 [ 206.555513] __common_interrupt+0x3e/0xb0 [ 206.555519] common_interrupt+0x80/0xa0 [ 206.555525] </IRQ> [ 206.555527] <TASK> ... [ 206.555650] RIP: 0010:dma_fence_signal_timestamp_locked+0x39/0xe0 ... [ 206.555667] Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 6.18.16, 6.19.6, 7.0
  • linux Debian 14 6.19.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43237

  • kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8
  • rv RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8
  • perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8
  • rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8
  • libperf RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8
  • kernel-rt RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8
  • kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8
  • kernel-core RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:57252RHSA-2026:57251

  • kernel AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2
  • rv AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2
  • perf AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2
  • rtla AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2
  • libperf AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2
  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2
  • kernel-64k AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:57251ALSA-2026:57252

  • kernel Rocky Linux 10 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2
  • kernel Rocky Linux 9 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:57251RLSA-2026:57252

  • kernel Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.137.1-2

azure linux advisories AZL-85884

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-43237 updated cvss 7.0

kernel: drm/amdgpu: Refactor amdgpu_gem_va_ioctl for Handling Last Fence Update and Timeline Management v4

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-trace-kvm Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, perf 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, rtla 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, python3-perf 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:57252
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) rv 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, perf 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, rtla 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, python3-perf 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:57251
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-64k 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-core 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-tools 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-modules 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:57252
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-64k 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-core 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-tools 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-modules 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-core 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:57251
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:57252
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) libperf 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:57251
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:57252
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-core 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:57251
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-687.41.1.el9_8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:57252
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules-core 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-modules 6.12.0-211.49.1.el10_2, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:57251
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-tools, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-core, kernel-tools, python3-perf, +17 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
23 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness
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References

Sources

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