CVE-2026-68111: Linux kernel · drm/amdgpu/gfx9: replace BUG_ON() with WARN_ON()
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · fixed in d74a6351d3f64e1f8a0fba28b369c0eeecf517f1 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 18:18 UTC
Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- 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
- Limited control over the software or limited information exposure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-11-06.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in d74a6351d3f64e1f8a0fba28b369c0eeecf517f1, 67965f576f9337e387dc8efaf9a46cb6b7ea12cb, 43768ad42b8f1a91652b86e0731ac14d6853cebb +5
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 6 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
The vulnerability has been fixed in the Linux kernel with the replacement of BUG_ON() by WARN_ON() in the affected driver code. Users should update to a kernel version that includes the fix, as identified by the provided commit hashes. No additional mitigation is required beyond applying the official fix.
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's AMDGPU driver for gfx9 was addressed by replacing a BUG_ON() call with WARN_ON(). This change avoids kernel crashes in certain cases by issuing warnings instead of triggering a kernel panic.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/67965f576f9337e387dc8efaf9a46cb6b7ea12cb (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b5e4fa18fea1e7f6017e1af02fa10276628d9a0 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6978b10861850b93292fcd6b22a5495d69fce276 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c8b9c1f03c7169c9577098b0c3035617606f8d4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d74a6351d3f64e1f8a0fba28b369c0eeecf517f1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/042c047e8bc9c9ada7574028a8e4592102e2e1fd (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/43768ad42b8f1a91652b86e0731ac14d6853cebb (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6302be10b521f5106ce01eb5a724b9e7945a5061 (opens in a new tab)