# CVE-2026-97422: drm/amdkfd: fix SMI event cross-process information leak

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.53
- Published: 2026-09-24 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.9
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.9.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: fix SMI event cross-process information leak kfd_smi_ev_enabled() skips the suser privilege check when pid=0. PROCESS_START, PROCESS_END, and VMFAULT events are emitted with pid=0 while carrying another process's PID and command name, so any /dev/kfd user in the render group can monitor all GPU workloads. Pass the target process PID into kfd_smi_event_add() for these events so the existing per-client filter restricts delivery to the owning process or CAP_SYS_ADMIN subscribers.

## 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, 6.18.53) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8151aeb4f34e913315058c192f78fea2223f36a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fc7ab7fcd7eefb2f371a1d43cf7a860a08f922a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/470319a893f616ef661a63e825a8e1b9b6eddb91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bb2dfa65d8da83e87b2a31c270bc567df69a5ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92a8dba246d371fe268280e5fd74b0955688e6df

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