Linux Kernel up to 6.18.52 RAS amdgpu_ras.c amdgpu_gfx_ras_suspend double free

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A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.52. This affects the function amdgpu_gfx_ras_suspend of the file amdgpu_ras.c of the component RAS. This manipulation causes double free. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-97424. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.52. Affected by this vulnerability is the function amdgpu_gfx_ras_suspend of the file amdgpu_ras.c of the component RAS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. 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/ras: add ras_suspend callback and use it for cp_ecc_error_irq cp_ecc_error_irq is acquired in amdgpu_gfx_ras_late_init() but released in gfx_v9_0_hw_fini(), so the put site has to query amdgpu_irq_enabled() because the get is skipped on SR-IOV VF. ras_late_init / ras_fini have no suspend counterpart, so move the put to amdgpu_gfx_ras_suspend() / amdgpu_gfx_ras_fini() and add a matching ras_suspend callback that is invoked from amdgpu_ras_suspend() before disable_all_features(). The get and put now sit in the same place and check the same condition (not VF, funcs registered), no refcount querying needed. An active flag gates ras_fini so the suspend-then-unload-without-resume path falls into amdgpu_ras_block_late_fini_default() instead of double-releasing what ras_suspend already cleaned up. Drop the cp_ecc_error_irq put from gfx_v9_0_hw_fini(). gfx_v8_0 manages cp_ecc_error_irq locally and is unaffected; no other GFX generation has this IRQ.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-97424 since 09/24/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/24/2026).

Upgrading to version 6.18.53 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 001824103f2fe6ffd2380afddf81f43b446035b2/e3829992dd9fa0a82511af4f01733fc854cd15a5 is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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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
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• 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
• 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
• 6.18.52

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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