Linux Kernel up to 7.2.5 Powerplay memory corruption

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9.5	$5k-$25k	1.17-

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 7.2.5. It has been classified as very critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Powerplay. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-93177. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 7.2.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Powerplay. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu/pm/powerplay: bounds-check voltage index in Vega10 lookup vddInd, vddciInd and mvddInd from VBIOS-parsed tables index into vddc, vddci and vddmem lookup tables without bounds checks across nine sites. Return -EINVAL when any index is out of range.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-93177 since 09/17/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/18/2026).

Upgrading to version 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6 or 7.3-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 206e478810d6af50b25d8da72e3af8d55a014365/25dedc13ceb9b6109c79c92a726ca4ca017c9eaa/ae25c92d91f2cb90ede2b0eb0f58efa82ccc718b/b349dcf061a6dc8c6cef9a10530331ef2ff66c72/dfe89f1a0c7f40ef858b93881198f9728df956cf/46d27e56dbd6345b9c7b62b67ec57407bf3bf29a/06aef6dcc1d52da5112cbcde39c062e493247ab5/6fa33f594e46e775a94097f71b486d7b006b6917 is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.10.269
• 5.15.220
• 6.1.187
• 6.6.156
• 6.12.109
• 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
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• 6.18.25
• 6.18.26
• 6.18.27
• 6.18.28
• 6.18.29
• 6.18.30
• 6.18.31
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• 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
• 6.18.42
• 6.18.43
• 6.18.44
• 6.18.45
• 6.18.46
• 6.18.47
• 6.18.48
• 6.18.49
• 6.18.50
• 6.18.51
• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3
• 7.2.4
• 7.2.5

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔒

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
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Kernel 5.10.270/5.15.221/6.1.188/6.6.157/6.12.110/6.18.52/7.2.6/7.3-rc1
Patch: 206e478810d6af50b25d8da72e3af8d55a014365/25dedc13ceb9b6109c79c92a726ca4ca017c9eaa/ae25c92d91f2cb90ede2b0eb0f58efa82ccc718b/b349dcf061a6dc8c6cef9a10530331ef2ff66c72/dfe89f1a0c7f40ef858b93881198f9728df956cf/46d27e56dbd6345b9c7b62b67ec57407bf3bf29a/06aef6dcc1d52da5112cbcde39c062e493247ab5/6fa33f594e46e775a94097f71b486d7b006b6917

Timelineinfo

09/17/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/17/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
09/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-93177 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-93177
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-407251

Entryinfo

Created: 09/18/2026 00:04
Changes: 09/18/2026 00:04 (58)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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