Bug 2513432 (CVE-2026-68109)

Summary: CVE-2026-68109 kernel: drm/amdgpu/sdma7.1: replace BUG_ON() with WARN_ON()
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, specifically within the `drm/amdgpu/sdma7.1` component. This vulnerability occurs when a `BUG_ON()` macro is triggered, which can lead to an immediate kernel crash. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) on the affected system.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-10 12:37:01 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amdgpu/sdma7.1: replace BUG_ON() with WARN_ON()

There's no need to crash the kernel for these cases.

(cherry picked from commit c4f230b51cf2d3e7e8b1c800331f3dbed2a9e3f5)

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-08-11 09:33:27 UTC
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081053-CVE-2026-68109-3fab@gregkh/T