# CVE-2026-97495: drm/amdkfd: Check bounds on allocate\_doorbell

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53
- Published: 2026-09-24 · Updated: 2026-10-03

## Affected

- Linux: from 5bb6a8fa75fcfda93592bee0a4910420ceab15f3, fixed in 7e06636260a2d95e3fa181bc337d0eeb812b7a41; from 5bb6a8fa75fcfda93592bee0a4910420ceab15f3, fixed in 3d2ddfc9b361b0d38c3ff4804ce42503e4bc97de; from 5bb6a8fa75fcfda93592bee0a4910420ceab15f3, fixed in e0cecd04a4fc4c75e375b91cf53eab5ba2e4ab7f; from 5bb6a8fa75fcfda93592bee0a4910420ceab15f3, fixed in c2c89118c27cbd3adace62c5df19d15b0e96ade1; from 5bb6a8fa75fcfda93592bee0a4910420ceab15f3, fixed in 1f087bb8cf9e8797633da35c85435e557ef74d06
- Linux: 5.18
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.18.0, fixed in 6.1.189; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.158; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: Check bounds on allocate_doorbell allocated_doorbell has an option to set the doorbell id to a specific value (used by CRIU). This value was not bounds checked. Check to confirm it's less than KFD_MAX_NUM_OF_QUEUES_PER_PROCESS.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53) 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/7e06636260a2d95e3fa181bc337d0eeb812b7a41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d2ddfc9b361b0d38c3ff4804ce42503e4bc97de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0cecd04a4fc4c75e375b91cf53eab5ba2e4ab7f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2c89118c27cbd3adace62c5df19d15b0e96ade1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f087bb8cf9e8797633da35c85435e557ef74d06

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