Bug 2513455 (CVE-2026-68252)

Summary: CVE-2026-68252 kernel: drm/amdgpu/sdma7.0: replace BUG_ON() with WARN_ON()
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A flaw was found in the `drm/amdgpu/sdma7.0` component of the Linux kernel. This vulnerability could lead to a kernel crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS). The issue was caused by an improper use of `BUG_ON()` which has been replaced with `WARN_ON()` to prevent system instability.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-10 12:38:20 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amdgpu/sdma7.0: replace BUG_ON() with WARN_ON()

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

(cherry picked from commit 9723a8bed3aa251a26bee4583bac9d8fb064dd44)

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-08-11 11:28:00 UTC
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081020-CVE-2026-68252-4b8c@gregkh/T