CVE-2026-46229
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: Clear VRAM on allocation to prevent stale data exposure KFD VRAM allocations set AMDGPU_GEM_CREATE_VRAM_WIPE_ON_RELEASE but not AMDGPU_GEM_CREATE_VRAM_CLEARED, leaving freshly allocated VRAM with stale data from prior use observable by compute kernels. The GEM ioctl path already sets VRAM_CLEARED for all userspace allocations via amdgpu_gem_create_ioctl() and amdgpu_mode_dumb_create(). The KFD path was missing this flag, allowing stale page table remnants to leak into user buffers. This causes crashes in RCCL P2P transport where non-zero data in ptrExchange/head/tail fields corrupts the protocol handshake.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.140
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.90
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.32
- Linux Kernel < 7.0.9
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/047d44d8d29a6a1a5757256837aa9dd78e3cd0b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1db431380879fd9d28b763a88a0c0431be5be8df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32b153658f017ad2f5bf8aab479e8d16ac95bc3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77d0b5d11387071770246fd0185a69fa28e8e109
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad52d61d82181dbdb7f05826de38352d5e550cc2
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/047d44d8d29a6a1a5757256837aa9dd78e3cd0b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1db431380879fd9d28b763a88a0c0431be5be8df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32b153658f017ad2f5bf8aab479e8d16ac95bc3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bcf59545c84a5105d14d59f40069ef4c033584e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77d0b5d11387071770246fd0185a69fa28e8e109
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad52d61d82181dbdb7f05826de38352d5e550cc2