Linux Kernel up to 6.18.34/7.0.11 Amdgpu amdgpu_gem_op_ioctl num_entries denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.34/7.0.11. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function amdgpu_gem_op_ioctl of the component Amdgpu. This manipulation of the argument num_entries causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-63880. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.34/7.0.11. Affected by this vulnerability is the function amdgpu_gem_op_ioctl of the component Amdgpu. The manipulation of the argument num_entries with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: fix lock leak on ENOMEM in AMDGPU_GEM_OP_GET_MAPPING_INFO The AMDGPU_GEM_OP_GET_MAPPING_INFO branch of amdgpu_gem_op_ioctl() holds three cleanup-tracked resources before calling kvcalloc(): the drm_gem_object reference from drm_gem_object_lookup(), the drm_exec lock on the looked-up GEM via drm_exec_lock_obj(), and the drm_exec lock on the per-process VM root page directory via amdgpu_vm_lock_pd(). All three are released by the out_exec label that every other error path in this function jumps to. The kvcalloc() failure path returns -ENOMEM directly, skipping out_exec and leaking all three. The leaked per-process VM root PD dma_resv lock is the load-bearing leak: any subsequent operation on the same VM (further GEM ops, command-submission, eviction, TTM shrinker callbacks) blocks on the held lock. DRM_IOCTL_AMDGPU_GEM_OP is DRM_AUTH | DRM_RENDER_ALLOW, so this is an unprivileged-local denial of service against the caller's GPU context, reachable by any process with /dev/dri/renderD* access. Route the failure through out_exec so drm_exec_fini() and drm_gem_object_put() run. Reproduced on stock 7.0.0-10, Ryzen 7 5700U / Radeon Vega (Lucienne): the failing ioctl returns -ENOMEM and a second GET_MAPPING_INFO on the same fd then blocks in drm_exec_lock_obj() on the leaked dma_resv. SIGKILL on the caller does not reap the task; the fd-release path during process exit goes through amdgpu_gem_object_close() -> drm_exec_prepare_obj() on the same lock, leaving the task in D state until the box is rebooted. The patched kernel was not rebuilt and re-tested on this hardware; the fix is mechanical. Tested on a single Lucienne / Vega box only. Ziyi Guo posted an independent INT_MAX-bound check for args->num_entries in the same branch [1]; the two patches are complementary and can land in either order. (cherry picked from commit b69d3256d79de15f54c322986ff4da68f1d65b0a)

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-63880 since 07/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 6.18.35 or 7.0.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.18.0
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• 7.0.11

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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