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CVE-2026-68108
drm/amdgpu/vce: fix integer overflow in image size
Published 2026-08-10 (2 months ago) by the Linux kernel CNA. Subsystem drivers/gpu. Debian urgency: not yet assigned.
What to do, per Debian release
Debian's own status for CVE-2026-68108 in every release this site tracks, and what each one means in practice. Every status below is the one the Debian Security Team publishes for this CVE. source
| Release | Status | Version | What this means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 12bookworm | fixedDLA-4777-1 · 2026-09-08 · text | 6.1.187-1 | Update the kernel and reboot. DLA-4777-1 shipped the fix on 2026-09-08, in 6.1.187-1. A running kernel keeps the old code until the machine restarts. |
| Debian 13trixie | fixed | 6.12.101-1 | Update the kernel and reboot. Fixed in 6.12.101-1. A running kernel keeps the old code until the machine restarts. |
| Debian 14forky | fixed | 7.1.6-1 | Update the kernel and reboot. Fixed in 7.1.6-1. A running kernel keeps the old code until the machine restarts. |
| Debian unstablesid | fixed | 7.1.6-1 | Update the kernel and reboot. Fixed in 7.1.6-1. A running kernel keeps the old code until the machine restarts. |
| Debian 12bookworm · linux-6.12 | fixedDLA-4745-1 · 2026-08-18 · text | 6.12.101-1~deb12u1 | Update the kernel and reboot. DLA-4745-1 shipped the fix on 2026-08-18, in 6.12.101-1~deb12u1. A running kernel keeps the old code until the machine restarts. |
The vulnerability
What the bug is
Fix a security vulnerability where malicious VCE command streams with oversized dimensions (e.g. 65536×65536) cause 32-bit integer overflow, wrapping the calculated buffer size to 0. This bypasses validation and allows GPU firmware to perform out-of-bound memory access. The fix uses 64-bit arithmetic to detect overflow and rejects invalid dimensions before they reach the hardware. V2: remove redundant check V3: modify max height value V4: remove size64 (cherry picked from commit cbe408dba581755ad1279a487ec786d8927d778d)
Where it lives
The fix touches these files. If the subsystem is one you do not use, the practical exposure is lower, though the package is still the vulnerable one.
drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vce.c
- What this is
- RADEON and AMDGPU DRM DRIVERSMAINTAINERS section matched on drivers/gpu/drm/amd/ · amd-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org · Supported
- Kernel module
- amdgpu
Check it on the machine
grep -w CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU /boot/config-$(uname -r)Reads the booted kernel's own configuration, on the machine and nowhere else. =y is built in, =m is a module, and an is not set line means the code is not there.
lsmod | grep -w amdgpuPrints a line if that module is loaded right now, and nothing if it is not. One that is not loaded can still be loaded later by anything that needs it.
Show whether Debian builds this, per release
Debian builds this, but not on every flavour. At least one release below builds the code on some of its kernel flavours and not on others, so the answer depends on the architecture and flavour installed.
- bookwormMnot built on amd64/cloud-amd64, arm64/cloud-arm64, armhf/armmp, armhf/armmp-lpae, armhf/rt/armmp
- trixieMnot built on amd64/cloud-amd64, arm64/cloud-arm64, armel/rpi, armhf/armmp, armhf/armmp-lpae, armhf/rt/armmp, s390x/s390x
- forky, sidMnot built on amd64/cloud-amd64, arm64/cloud-arm64, s390x/s390x
- bookworm · linux-6.12Mnot built on amd64/cloud-amd64, arm64/cloud-arm64, armhf/armmp, armhf/armmp-lpae, armhf/rt/armmp
- M
- a module where it is built at all; some flavours do not build it
- Build switch
- CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU
From the configuration Debian publishes for every kernel flavour it builds. It covers only the architectures Debian ships a linux-config package for, and nothing about a kernel you built yourself. Debian's own status above stays authoritative about the source package.MAINTAINERS kbuild Makefiles Debian linux-config packages
Signals
- Published
- 2026-08-10 (2 months ago)source
- CVSS
- 8.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsource recompute it - Attack vector
- local (AV:L)source
- EPSS
- 0.14%, higher than 2.7% of all CVEssource
- CISA KEV
- not listedthe KEV catalogue
- Debian urgency
- not yet assignedsource
- Subsystem
- drivers/gpu
Upstream fixes
The versions the CNA records as introducing and fixing this, and the commit for each. source
| Introduced | Fixed in | Commit |
|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 6.1.183 | 893db2038380 |
| 4.2 | 6.6.148 | a07430abd556 |
| 4.2 | 6.12.101 | a6d7065b91a1 |
| 4.2 | 6.18.42 | 7eebef042c12 |
| 4.2 | 7.1.6 | 00c311a13d22 |
| 4.2 | 7.2 | 186bfdc4e26d |
Debian advisories
| Advisory | Date | Shipped to | Debian |
|---|---|---|---|
| DLA-4777-1 | 2026-09-08 | bookworm 6.1.187-1 | tracker |
| DLA-4745-1 | 2026-08-18 | bookworm 6.12.101-1~deb12u1 | tracker |
Why the CNA scored it this way
Quoted from the kernel CNA's own scoring file, word for word. A highlighted metric carries the most severe value CVSS v3.1 defines for it, which is what pushes the score up. source
- AV:LAttack vector, local
- The flaw is reached only through the AMDGPU_CS DRM ioctl on a local render node (/dev/dri/renderD*); there is no network, adjacent-radio, or physical-device path to the VCE command-stream parser.
- AC:LAttack complexity, low
- On affected AMD GPUs using physical-mode VCE parsing, an attacker fully controls the IB and can set create-command dimensions (e.g., 65536x65536) to deterministically overflow the 32-bit size to zero without races or uncontrollable layout conditions.
- PR:LPrivileges required, low
- Exploitation requires only unprivileged local access to the amdgpu DRM render node; AMDGPU_CS is gated by DRM_AUTH|DRM_RENDER_ALLOW with no root, DRM-master, or non-namespace capability requirement.
- UI:NUser interaction, none
- No victim interaction is needed beyond the attacker submitting crafted VCE command buffers through their own render-node context; no third party must open files or take other actions.
- S:CScope, changed
- Bypassing size-based BO relocation/validation lets VCE firmware DMA outside the intended buffer boundaries, crossing the GPU memory-isolation boundary that kernel validation is meant to enforce on GART/VRAM mappings.
- C:HConfidentiality impact, high
- With validation defeated, VCE firmware can read arbitrarily beyond undersized encode/context/MV buffers, exposing other GPU-accessible memory including GTT-mapped system memory and adjacent VRAM allocations.
- I:HIntegrity impact, high
- The same out-of-bounds VCE firmware accesses enable arbitrary writes to GPU-mapped memory beyond validated buffers, providing memory-corruption primitives suitable for privilege escalation or control-flow influence.
- A:HAvailability impact, high
- Oversized VCE operations against undersized buffers can trigger GPU page faults, engine hangs, GPU resets, or broader system disruption that the attacker can repeat via further command submissions.