CVE-2026-63843 drm/amdgpu/jpeg: set no_user_fence for JPEG v4.0.5 ring

High 7.8 Published Updated

A missing check in the AMD GPU JPEG driver allows invalid user fence submissions, potentially causing system instability or crashes.

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-2026-63843?

CVE-2026-63843 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jul 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/jpeg: set no_user_fence for JPEG v4.0.5 ring

JPEG rings do not support 64-bit user fence writes, reject CS submissions with user fences.

(cherry picked from commit f05d0a4f21fc720116d6e238f23308b199891058)

Weakness: CWE-754, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-63843?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-63843?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2026-63843 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-63843 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-63843, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63843, GHSA-cm3g-53f9-759w, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-63843.

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