Linux Kernel up to 7.1.5/7.2-rc1 amdgpu resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 7.1.5/7.2-rc1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component amdgpu. The manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-68109. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 7.1.5/7.2-rc1. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component amdgpu. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu/sdma7.1: replace BUG_ON() with WARN_ON() There's no need to crash the kernel for these cases. (cherry picked from commit c4f230b51cf2d3e7e8b1c800331f3dbed2a9e3f5)

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-68109 since 07/30/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/10/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading to version 7.1.6 or 7.2-rc2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 253b1401862b9eb2be54f63546505a40a14672dd/767648c18d7872bbf54481ba846e055f7e1c0213 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 7.1.6/7.2-rc2
Patch: 253b1401862b9eb2be54f63546505a40a14672dd/767648c18d7872bbf54481ba846e055f7e1c0213

Timelineinfo

07/30/2026 CVE reserved
08/10/2026 +11 days Advisory disclosed
08/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-68109 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-68109
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-387456

Entryinfo

Created: 08/10/2026 14:51
Changes: 08/10/2026 14:51 (58)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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