CVE-2026-46218 drm/amdgpu: Add bounds checking to ib_{get,set}_value

High 7.1 Published Updated

Missing bounds checks and integer overflow in AMD GPU driver allow attackers to cause memory corruption or denial of service.

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

What is CVE-2026-46218?

CVE-2026-46218 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 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: Add bounds checking to ib_{get,set}_value

The uvd/vce/vcn code accesses the IB at predefined offsets without checking that the IB is large enough. Check the bounds here. The caller is responsible for making sure it can handle arbitrary return values.

Also make the idx a uint32_t to prevent overflows causing the condition to fail.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-46218?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-46218?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2026-46218 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46218 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as AZL-88872, BELL-CVE-2026-46218, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46218, GHSA-qmfv-4x39-7vh3, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2026-46218, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2026-46218 and 3 more.

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