# CVE-2026-68238: drm/amdgpu: Release VFCT ACPI table reference

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.42, 7.1.6
- Published: 2026-08-10 · 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 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.42; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Release VFCT ACPI table reference amdgpu_acpi_vfct_bios() fetches the VFCT table with acpi_get_table() but never releases it. acpi_get_table() takes a reference on the table (incrementing its validation_count and mapping it on the 0->1 transition); without a paired acpi_put_table() the mapping is leaked on every call, whether or not a matching VBIOS image is found. Route all exit paths after the table is acquired through a common acpi_put_table(). The VBIOS image is copied out with kmemdup() before the table is released, so it remains valid for the caller. (cherry picked from commit ca5988682b4cba4cd125a0fa99b2de1239164ae4)

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.42, 7.1.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c19e02a689661a9687d689dcc5995d3be538262
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1748043b5114ce5ee5ee874d5f821a158d70631c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50a75929c0c5e8ab29a3ac49dc92489873d9d261
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/312278b3091912fa56a6a587609f17dcb33465c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b7de3ee5d2c5ee2a706e5f7ca0126f4fbea4da8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65bff26617607c1331283232016c0e89088c5b78

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