CVE-2026-53374: Linux kernel · drm/amdgpu: zero-initialize GART table on allocation
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High · fixed in e6c2e6c2e1fa066968a16aca1cb66cd1bdde7741 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Total control over the software or total information disclosure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in e6c2e6c2e1fa066968a16aca1cb66cd1bdde7741, b17175d0a375b3ed5e81597dac4983fdb46e478d, 791941be5da125d9a1b228582bfdc300c05d05b3 +3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: zero-initialize GART table on allocation GART TLB is flushed after unmapping but not after mapping. Since amdgpu_bo_create_kernel() does not zero-initialize the buffer, when a single PTE is written the TLB may speculatively load other uninitialized entries from the same cacheline. Those garbage entries can appear valid, and a subsequent write to another PTE in the same cacheline may cause the GPU to use a stale garbage PTE from the TLB. Fix this by calling memset_io() to zero-initialize the GART table with gart_pte_flags immediately after allocation. Using AMDGPU_GEM_CREATE_VRAM_CLEARED, SDMA-based clear will not work since SDMA needs GART to be initialized to work. (cherry picked from commit d9af8263b82b6eaa60c5718e0c6631c5037e4b24)
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/40df11255d71b02e20e70579f1b12b687e396e26 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/91fbb5e635c8fb1b49e15c19da06480089ef719f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ae8b9e74bab94aab1d79f1688129bcc61c8b29a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b17175d0a375b3ed5e81597dac4983fdb46e478d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/791941be5da125d9a1b228582bfdc300c05d05b3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6c2e6c2e1fa066968a16aca1cb66cd1bdde7741 (opens in a new tab)