Linux Kernel up to 7.2-rc1 amdgpu resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.147/6.12.100/6.18.41/7.1.5/7.2-rc1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component amdgpu. Such manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-68111. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.147/6.12.100/6.18.41/7.1.5/7.2-rc1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component amdgpu. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu/gfx9: replace BUG_ON() with WARN_ON() There's no need to crash the kernel for these cases. (cherry picked from commit b71604f8685b0eba07866f4e8dc30f93e1931054)

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-68111 since 07/30/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/13/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6 or 7.2-rc2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 6c8b9c1f03c7169c9577098b0c3035617606f8d4/d74a6351d3f64e1f8a0fba28b369c0eeecf517f1/042c047e8bc9c9ada7574028a8e4592102e2e1fd/43768ad42b8f1a91652b86e0731ac14d6853cebb/6302be10b521f5106ce01eb5a724b9e7945a5061 is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-55492). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.0
• 6.1
• 6.2
• 6.3
• 6.4
• 6.5
• 6.6
• 6.6.147
• 6.7
• 6.8
• 6.9
• 6.10
• 6.11
• 6.12.100
• 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
• 6.18.33
• 6.18.34
• 6.18.35
• 6.18.36
• 6.18.37
• 6.18.38
• 6.18.39
• 6.18.40
• 6.18.41
• 7.1.0
• 7.1.1
• 7.1.2
• 7.1.3
• 7.1.4
• 7.1.5
• 7.2-rc1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB 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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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Kernel 6.6.148/6.12.101/6.18.42/7.1.6/7.2-rc2
Patch: 6c8b9c1f03c7169c9577098b0c3035617606f8d4/d74a6351d3f64e1f8a0fba28b369c0eeecf517f1/042c047e8bc9c9ada7574028a8e4592102e2e1fd/43768ad42b8f1a91652b86e0731ac14d6853cebb/6302be10b521f5106ce01eb5a724b9e7945a5061

Timelineinfo

07/30/2026 CVE reserved
08/10/2026 +11 days Advisory disclosed
08/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/13/2026 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-68111 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-68111
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-387458
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/10/2026 14:53
Updated: 08/13/2026 07:04
Changes: 08/10/2026 14:53 (58), 08/13/2026 07:04 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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