# CVE-2025-40289: drm/amdgpu: hide VRAM sysfs attributes on GPUs without VRAM

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.59, 6.17.9
- Published: 2025-12-06 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.2
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.2.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.59; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.17.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: hide VRAM sysfs attributes on GPUs without VRAM Otherwise accessing them can cause a crash.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.59, 6.17.9) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d8a7e0867c9acf7084b08e3f4382967203d4ef2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d608e67b966c3074c432db626bb23c350c112d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39a1c8c860e32d775f29917939e87b6a7c08ebb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a67a9f99ce1306898d7129a199d42876bc06a0f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33cc891b56b93cad1a83263eaf2e417436f70c82

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