Linux Kernel up to 6.12.59/6.17.9 amdgpu gfx_v9_4_3_switch_compute_partition memory corruption

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.59/6.17.9. This issue affects the function gfx_v9_4_3_switch_compute_partition of the component amdgpu. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-68230. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.59/6.17.9. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function gfx_v9_4_3_switch_compute_partition of the component amdgpu. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: fix gpu page fault after hibernation on PF passthrough On PF passthrough environment, after hibernate and then resume, coralgemm will cause gpu page fault. Mode1 reset happens during hibernate, but partition mode is not restored on resume, register mmCP_HYP_XCP_CTL and mmCP_PSP_XCP_CTL is not right after resume. When CP access the MQD BO, wrong stride size is used, this will cause out of bound access on the MQD BO, resulting page fault. The fix is to ensure gfx_v9_4_3_switch_compute_partition() is called when resume from a hibernation. KFD resume is called separately during a reset recovery or resume from suspend sequence. Hence it's not required to be called as part of partition switch. (cherry picked from commit 5d1b32cfe4a676fe552416cb5ae847b215463a1a)

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-68230 since 12/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/18/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 302766 (Ubuntu 24.04 LTS / 25.10 : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-8094-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.12.60 or 6.17.10 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch a45d6359eefb41e08d374a3260b10bff5626823b/eef72d856f978955e633c270abb1f7ec7b61c6d2/eb6e7f520d6efa4d4ebf1671455abe4a681f7a05 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (302766) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2868). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Open Source Linux Kernel

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3
• 6.12.4
• 6.12.5
• 6.12.6
• 6.12.7
• 6.12.8
• 6.12.9
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• 6.12.57
• 6.12.58
• 6.12.59
• 6.17.0
• 6.17.1
• 6.17.2
• 6.17.3
• 6.17.4
• 6.17.5
• 6.17.6
• 6.17.7
• 6.17.8
• 6.17.9

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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