Linux KernelOperating system · Linux

CVE-2026-43298

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-05-08

Fix available

A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.18.16 / 6.19.6 or later.

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Remediation priority · Elevated

Zero-click Patch available

Official description

NVD · unedited

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Skip vcn poison irq release on VF VF doesn't enable VCN poison irq in VCNv2.5. Skip releasing it and avoid call trace during deinitialization. [ 71.913601] [drm] clean up the vf2pf work item [ 71.915088] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 71.915092] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 1079 at /tmp/amd.aFkFvSQl/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_irq.c:641 amdgpu_irq_put+0xc6/0xe0 [amdgpu] [ 71.915355] Modules linked in: amdgpu(OE-) amddrm_ttm_helper(OE) amdttm(OE) amddrm_buddy(OE) amdxcp(OE) amddrm_exec(OE) amd_sched(OE) amdkcl(OE) drm_suballoc_helper drm_display_helper cec rc_core i2c_algo_bit video wmi binfmt_misc nls_iso8859_1 intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common input_leds joydev serio_raw mac_hid qemu_fw_cfg sch_fq_codel dm_multipath scsi_dh_rdac scsi_dh_emc scsi_dh_alua efi_pstore ip_tables x_tables autofs4 btrfs blake2b_generic raid10 raid456 async_raid6_recov async_memcpy async_pq async_xor async_tx xor raid6_pq libcrc32c raid1 raid0 hid_generic crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul polyval_clmulni polyval_generic ghash_clmulni_intel usbhid 8139too sha256_ssse3 sha1_ssse3 hid psmouse bochs i2c_i801 ahci drm_vram_helper libahci i2c_smbus lpc_ich drm_ttm_helper 8139cp mii ttm aesni_intel crypto_simd cryptd [ 71.915484] CPU: 3 PID: 1079 Comm: rmmod Tainted: G OE 6.8.0-87-generic #88~22.04.1-Ubuntu [ 71.915489] Hardware name: Red Hat KVM/RHEL, BIOS 1.16.3-2.el9_5.1 04/01/2014 [ 71.915492] RIP: 0010:amdgpu_irq_put+0xc6/0xe0 [amdgpu] [ 71.915768] Code: 75 84 b8 ea ff ff ff eb d4 44 89 ea 48 89 de 4c 89 e7 e8 fd fc ff ff 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 5d 31 d2 31 f6 31 ff e9 55 30 3b c7 <0f> 0b eb d4 b8 fe ff ff ff eb a8 e9 b7 3b 8a 00 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 [ 71.915771] RSP: 0018:ffffcf0800eafa30 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 71.915775] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff891bda4b0668 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 71.915777] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 [ 71.915779] RBP: ffffcf0800eafa50 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 [ 71.915781] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff891bda480000 [ 71.915782] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 0000000000000000 [ 71.915792] FS: 000070cff87c4c40(0000) GS:ffff893abfb80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 71.915795] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 71.915797] CR2: 00005fa13073e478 CR3: 000000010d634006 CR4: 0000000000770ef0 [ 71.915800] PKRU: 55555554 [ 71.915802] Call Trace: [ 71.915805] <TASK> [ 71.915809] vcn_v2_5_hw_fini+0x19e/0x1e0 [amdgpu]

Technical summary

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Affected products & versions

NVD · CPE data

Linux KernelOperating system

Affected:>= 6.5, < 6.18.16>= 6.19, < 6.19.6

CVSS breakdown

From the vector

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Remediation

dbcve · scoped

Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.18.16 / 6.19.6 or later

Fixed in 6.18.166.19.6

Vendor patch git.kernel.org →

Recommended fix High confidence

Linux Kernel 6.18.16+ or 6.19.6+

Upgrade Linux kernel to version 6.18.16 or later if using kernel series 6.18.x
Alternatively, upgrade Linux kernel to version 6.19.6 or later if using kernel series 6.19.x
After kernel upgrade, reboot the system to load the fixed kernel
Verify the fix by checking that the amdgpu module loads without the warning trace during deinitialization

Caveat Kernel upgrades may introduce regressions; ensure compatibility with system hardware and other kernel modules before deploying

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References

Primary sources

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At a glance

A fix existsUpgrade to 6.18.16 / 6.19.6 or later

Severity 5.5 Medium

Exploit likelihood EPSS, next 30 days 0.1%

Affects: Linux Kernel

Remediation

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ComplexityModerate

Typical engagementfrom $1,600

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Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

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