Bug 2541240 (CVE-2026-97928)

Summary: CVE-2026-97928 kernel: drm/amdgpu: skip the VMID 0 flush for VRAM
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in the AMD GPU (amdgpu) driver within the Linux kernel. When clearing video memory (VRAM) upon deallocation, the driver performs an unnecessary virtual memory flush operation. A local user can trigger this flaw during graphics memory operations, causing the graphics processing unit (GPU) engine to hang and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-25 11:08:42 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amdgpu: skip the VMID 0 flush for VRAM

Clear-on-release only runs on VRAM, which amdgpu_ttm_map_buffer() reaches
via its direct MC address without programming a GART window, yet the wipe
still forces a VMID 0 flush. On GFX11 (e.g. Navi33) that spurious SDMA
flush can wedge the engine; only flush when a GART window is actually used.

v2: Let amdgpu_ttm_map_buffer() return whether the VMID 0 flush is needed,
    and drive the clear and copy paths from that. (Christian)
v3: Make the vm_needs_flush output parameter mandatory instead of
    allowing NULL. (Christian)

(cherry picked from commit a306e406e570b74318ff7d80e5b07b540ca1d3a9)