CVE-2026-97497 drm/amdkfd: Check bounds for allocate_sdma_queue restore_sdma_id
Missing bounds check in AMD KFD driver allows attackers to specify invalid SDMA queue IDs, potentially leading to privilege escalation or system 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-2026-97497?
CVE-2026-97497 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Linux, published on 24 Sep 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/amdkfd: Check bounds for allocate_sdma_queue restore_sdma_id
allocate_sdma_queue has an option where the sdma queue id can be specified (used by CRIU). We weren't bounds-checking that value.
Confirm it's less than the maximum number of queues.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97497?
How do I fix CVE-2026-97497?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-97497 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97497 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as AZL-103784, BELL-CVE-2026-97497, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97497, GHSA-pr38-4359-mvxq, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-97497.