Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Nvidia, AMD, Arm Issue Security Advisories
Source SecurityWeek
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Data as of 09/09/2026, 16:37:31 UTC
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Patches have been released by AMD for affected processors (EPYC Athlon, Ryzen, Radeon, Instinct) with additional patches planned for EPYC Embedded and Ryzen Embedded processors. Arm has released fixes for Valhall and 5th Gen GPU Architecture drivers; users should apply these updates. Nvidia has issued a software update for the Triton Inference Server for Linux to address the identified vulnerabilities. Users should apply these vendor-provided patches promptly. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendors.
Description
Major chipmakers AMD, Arm, and Nvidia have released security advisories addressing multiple vulnerabilities in their GPU-related products. AMD fixed a NULL pointer dereference flaw in its Linux GPU kernel driver that could cause system crashes and denial-of-service conditions. Arm patched nine vulnerabilities in its Mali GPUs affecting kernel and userspace drivers, potentially leading to memory access issues and denial-of-service. Nvidia updated its Triton Inference Server for Linux to fix two high-severity flaws that could cause denial-of-service, information disclosure, and data tampering. These patches have been released or are scheduled for release in stages across affected product lines.
Impact
The vulnerabilities can cause system instability through denial-of-service conditions, potential information disclosure, and data tampering in GPU drivers and inference server software. This impacts the reliability and confidentiality of affected systems using AMD, Arm, and Nvidia GPU products. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of disclosure.