# CVE-2026-97498: drm/amdgpu/userq: pin mqd and fw object bo to avoid eviction

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.53
- Published: 2026-09-24 · Updated: 2026-09-28

## Affected

- Linux: from 0385800c2ff7bddf16a9caad5840f4e4823253f2, fixed in a16d9986b7b27b08a696524a4dbf03dbf5433a16; from 0385800c2ff7bddf16a9caad5840f4e4823253f2, fixed in a3bbf32a336939a1d21b9561f8e53333b684b7ef
- Linux: 6.16
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.16.0, fixed in 6.18.53

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu/userq: pin mqd and fw object bo to avoid eviction mqd and fw objects are queue core objects which should remain valid and never be unmapped and evicted for user queues to work properly. During eviction if these buffers are evicted the hw continue to use the invalid addresses and caused page faults and system hung.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.53) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a16d9986b7b27b08a696524a4dbf03dbf5433a16
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3bbf32a336939a1d21b9561f8e53333b684b7ef

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