CVE-2026-68111

Received Received - Intake

Kernel Crash Fix in AMDGPU GFX9 Driver

Publication date: 2026-08-10

Last updated on: 2026-08-19

Assigner: kernel.org

Description

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)

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Meta Information

Published

2026-08-10

Last Modified

2026-08-19

Generated

2026-08-30

AI Q&A

2026-08-10

EPSS Evaluated

2026-08-29

NVD

CVE-2026-68111

EUVD

EUVD-2026-55492

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
linux	linux_kernel	*

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Exploitability

CWE

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves a flaw in the Linux kernel's AMD GPU driver for GFX9 architecture. The issue is that the kernel uses BUG_ON() to handle certain error conditions, which causes the system to crash instead of just issuing a warning. This has been replaced with WARN_ON() to prevent kernel crashes while still alerting about problematic conditions.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability is specific to the Linux kernel's AMD GPU driver (amdgpu) and involves a BUG_ON() call that could crash the kernel. Detection requires checking kernel logs for warnings or crashes related to the AMD GPU driver.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability primarily affects systems running the Linux kernel with AMD GPU hardware. The main impact is system instability where the kernel may crash instead of gracefully handling errors, leading to potential data loss or service disruption.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability does not directly affect compliance with standards like GDPR or HIPAA as it involves a kernel crash prevention in AMD GPU drivers rather than data handling or privacy issues.

Mitigation Strategies

Update your Linux kernel to the latest stable version that includes the fix for this issue. Monitor kernel logs for any AMD GPU-related warnings or crashes after updating.

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