# CVE-2026-53325: agp/amd64: Fix broken error propagation in agp\_amd64\_probe()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.260, 5.15.211, 6.1.177, 6.6.144, 6.12.95, and 3 more
- Published: 2026-06-29 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from a32073bffc656ca4bde6002b6cf7c1a8e0e22712, fixed in ce800993af477fc24187349c6a20d3073140b759; from a32073bffc656ca4bde6002b6cf7c1a8e0e22712, fixed in 1d7d45050e14083c1de1460c93f4063c1f0bca7b; from a32073bffc656ca4bde6002b6cf7c1a8e0e22712, fixed in 3e844a63668d1c3d10a9d347d7ebf161b2f91c84; from a32073bffc656ca4bde6002b6cf7c1a8e0e22712, fixed in eb045714bc6a2bbb0befb7a31b996a196e188869; from a32073bffc656ca4bde6002b6cf7c1a8e0e22712, fixed in 564b3b3f6565313eb6fa5355ffd037d6fb27897f; from a32073bffc656ca4bde6002b6cf7c1a8e0e22712, fixed in 53483a9f4ee9eeb18aa866ec16cce79e136987e1; from a32073bffc656ca4bde6002b6cf7c1a8e0e22712, fixed in 0aa9b27c454c53074cde592eaceb442d30341585; from a32073bffc656ca4bde6002b6cf7c1a8e0e22712, fixed in cefe535a60a2e00e09f4b2689b0c8ffc6912459a; from a32073bffc656ca4bde6002b6cf7c1a8e0e22712, fixed in b08472db93b1ccff84a7adec5779d47f0e9d3a30
- Linux: 2.6.18
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.18, fixed in 5.10.260; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.211; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.177; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.144; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.95; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.37; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.14; from 7.1.0, fixed in 7.1.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: agp/amd64: Fix broken error propagation in agp_amd64_probe() A NULL pointer dereference was observed in the AMD64 AGP driver when running in a virtualized environment (e.g. qemu/kvm) without a physical AMD northbridge. The crash occurs in amd64_fetch_size() when attempting to dereference the pointer returned by node_to_amd_nb(0). The root cause of this crash is broken error propagation in agp_amd64_probe(): When no AMD northbridges are found, cache_nbs() correctly returns -ENODEV. However, the probe function erroneously checks the return value against exactly -1, rather than < 0. As a result, the hardware absence error is masked, allowing the driver to improperly proceed with initialization. It eventually calls agp_add_bridge(), which invokes amd64_fetch_size(). Since the hardware does not exist, node_to_amd_nb(0) returns NULL, leading to a General Protection Fault (GPF) when accessing its ->misc member. Fix the issue by correcting the error check in agp_amd64_probe() to abort properly when cache_nbs() returns any negative error code. This prevents the driver from erroneously proceeding without hardware, thereby avoiding the subsequent NULL pointer dereference at its source.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.260, 5.15.211, 6.1.177, 6.6.144, 6.12.95) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce800993af477fc24187349c6a20d3073140b759
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d7d45050e14083c1de1460c93f4063c1f0bca7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e844a63668d1c3d10a9d347d7ebf161b2f91c84
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb045714bc6a2bbb0befb7a31b996a196e188869
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/564b3b3f6565313eb6fa5355ffd037d6fb27897f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53483a9f4ee9eeb18aa866ec16cce79e136987e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0aa9b27c454c53074cde592eaceb442d30341585
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cefe535a60a2e00e09f4b2689b0c8ffc6912459a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b08472db93b1ccff84a7adec5779d47f0e9d3a30

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