CVE-2026-43399
Reference Leak in AMDGPU UserQ IOCTL Handling
Publication date: 2026-05-08
Last updated on: 2026-05-08
Assigner: kernel.org
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| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
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| linux | linux_kernel | * |
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| CWE ID | Description |
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| CWE-UNKNOWN |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a reference leak in the Linux kernel's amdgpu driver, specifically in the drm/amdgpu/userq component. It occurs in the amdgpu_userq_wait_ioctl function, where references to sync objects and timeline fences are not properly released when aborting the ioctl due to the output array being too small.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability is related to resource management within the Linux kernel's amdgpu driver. A reference leak can lead to increased memory usage or resource exhaustion over time, potentially causing degraded system performance or instability.