CVE-2026-45947 drm/amdgpu: Fix memory leak in amdgpu_acpi_enumerate_xcc()

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A memory leak in the amdgpu driver allows attackers to exhaust system memory, potentially causing denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
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Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-45947?

CVE-2026-45947 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amdgpu: Fix memory leak in amdgpu_acpi_enumerate_xcc()

In amdgpu_acpi_enumerate_xcc(), if amdgpu_acpi_dev_init() returns -ENOMEM, the function returns directly without releasing the allocated xcc_info, resulting in a memory leak.

Fix this by ensuring that xcc_info is properly freed in the error paths.

Compile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool and code review.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45947?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-45947?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2026-45947 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45947 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-45947, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-45947, GHSA-w3wg-mhjg-f88w, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2026-45947, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45947.

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