Linux Kernel up to 6.18.32/7.0.9 Vcn encoder drm/amdgpu/vcn Local Privilege Escalation

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.32/7.0.9. Affected is an unknown function of the file drm/amdgpu/vcn of the component Vcn encoder. Executing a manipulation can lead to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-63853. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.32/7.0.9. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file drm/amdgpu/vcn of the component Vcn encoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu/vcn: set no_user_fence for VCN v4.0 enc ring VCN encoder and decoder rings do not support 64-bit user fence writes, reject CS submissions with user fences. (cherry picked from commit fd852c048b46f9825e904a4f3f4538fe9d8827d9)

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-63853 since 07/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/19/2026).

Upgrading to version 6.18.33 or 7.0.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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
• 6.18.17
• 6.18.18
• 6.18.19
• 6.18.20
• 6.18.21
• 6.18.22
• 6.18.23
• 6.18.24
• 6.18.25
• 6.18.26
• 6.18.27
• 6.18.28
• 6.18.29
• 6.18.30
• 6.18.31
• 6.18.32
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4
• 7.0.5
• 7.0.6
• 7.0.7
• 7.0.8
• 7.0.9

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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