Linux Kernel up to 6.18.16/6.19.6/7.0-rc1 amdxdna Count buffer overflow

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.16/6.19.6/7.0-rc1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component amdxdna. The manipulation of the argument Count leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-23424. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.16/6.19.6/7.0-rc1. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component amdxdna. The manipulation of the argument count with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/amdxdna: Validate command buffer payload count The count field in the command header is used to determine the valid payload size. Verify that the valid payload does not exceed the remaining buffer space.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-23424 since 01/13/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/03/2026).

Upgrading to version 6.18.17, 6.19.7 or 7.0-rc2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 3464e751755172ddbb849c1bd92f5f59e95c59a1/3ed2ae6b3fe869f99b75afd02045ba5c0c0773e2/901ec3470994006bc8dd02399e16b675566c3416 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.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.18.0
• 6.18.1
• 6.18.2
• 6.18.3
• 6.18.4
• 6.18.5
• 6.18.6
• 6.18.7
• 6.18.8
• 6.18.9
• 6.18.10
• 6.18.11
• 6.18.12
• 6.18.13
• 6.18.14
• 6.18.15
• 6.18.16
• 6.19.0
• 6.19.1
• 6.19.2
• 6.19.3
• 6.19.4
• 6.19.5
• 6.19.6
• 7.0-rc1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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