MediumCVE-2026-97493

    Linux Kernel: Out-of-Bounds Access (CVE-2026-97493)

    Published Last modified Sources: HKCERT, Ubuntu, Debian LTS, Debian, Red Hat, EUVD, CVE.org, Msrc Update Guide, BSI

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    What is affected, what to do

    A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's AMD GPU (amdgpu) driver. The driver fails to validate the size of Video BIOS (VBIOS) tables, allowing the calculated entry count to exceed the bounds of an internal array.

    Update Linux Kernel to version 6.1.191, Linux Kernel to version 6.6.160, Linux Kernel to version 6.12.114.

    Affected
    • Linux Kernel lt 4.2..6.1.191
    • Linux Kernel lt 6.2..6.6.160
    • Linux Kernel lt 6.7..6.12.114
    • Linux Kernel lt 6.13..6.18.53
    • Linux Kernel lt 6.19..7.2
    Fixed in
    • Linux Kernel 6.1.191
    • Linux Kernel 6.6.160
    • Linux Kernel 6.12.114
    • Linux Kernel 6.18.53
    • Linux Kernel 7.2

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    Metrics

    6.3

    XIEM Effective CVSS

    Highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.

    Source: Vendor (CNA), CVSS v3

    6.3

    CVSS v3

    Severity Medium on the scale from 0 to 10.

    Source: HKCERT, Ubuntu, Debian LTS, Debian, Red Hat, EUVD, CVE.org, Msrc Update Guide, BSI

    0.2 %

    EPSS score

    Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.

    Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 7.0

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    Severity
    Medium
    Priority (0–325)

    The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?

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    58.07 Methodology
    Exploit maturity

    An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.

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    no public PoC known
    XIEM Effective CVSS

    XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.

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    6.3 Methodology
    CVSS v3

    CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.

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    6.3
    EPSS score

    The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.

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    0.2 %
    Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
    EPSS percentile

    The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.

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    7.0
    Low — this CVE sits in the lower 10% of all CVEs scored today.
    KEV status

    The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.

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    Published

    Detection rules

    No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.

    Classification under NIS2 and CRA

    Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.

    NIS2

    NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.

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    Handle the vulnerability in regular vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2.
    CRA

    The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.

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    From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
    ISO/IEC 27001

    ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.

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    Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.

    Description

    A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's AMD GPU (amdgpu) driver. The driver fails to validate the size of Video BIOS (VBIOS) tables, allowing the calculated entry count to exceed the bounds of an internal array. A local attacker or compromised firmware image could exploit this flaw to trigger an out-of-bounds memory write, leading to memory corruption, system instability, or a Denial of Service (DoS).

    Source: HKCERT (CC BY 3.0 HK) · HKCERT rating: medium, Ubuntu Security Notices, Debian LTS Advisories, Debian Security Advisories, redhat_csaf, ENISA EUVD, NVD (NIST), Microsoft Security Update Guide, cvelistv5, BSI WID Portal, BSI CSAF

    Affected products

    The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

    Affected products
    Affected versionsFixed in
    LinuxLinux
    • 6.19 – < 7.2
    • 6.7 – < 6.12.114
    • 4.2 – < 6.1.191
    • 6.13 – < 6.18.53
    • 6.2 – < 6.6.160
    • 7.2
    • 6.12.114
    • 6.1.191
    • 6.18.53
    • 6.6.160

    Vendors and products

    Affected operating systems

    Affected operating systems
    Linuxdebianlinuxtrixie
    Linuxubuntulinuxresolute
    Linuxdebianlinux-6.12bookworm
    Linuxubuntulinux-awsresolute
    Linuxubuntulinux-aws-7.0noble
    Linuxubuntulinux-azureresolute
    Linuxubuntulinux-azure-fderesolute
    Linuxubuntulinux-azure-fde-7.0noble
    Linuxubuntulinux-gcpresolute
    Linuxubuntulinux-gcp-7.0noble
    Linuxubuntulinux-gkeresolute
    Linuxubuntulinux-hwe-7.0noble
    Linuxubuntulinux-ibmresolute
    Linuxubuntulinux-oem-7.0resolute
    Linuxubuntulinux-oracleresolute
    Linuxubuntulinux-oracle-7.0noble
    Linuxubuntulinux-realtimeresolute

    References & sources

    Changes to this CVE

    Who changed this CVE and when: NVD (analysis, affected products, CVSS), the CVE publisher (CNA) and additional providers such as CISA (ADP).

    1. Record modifiedLinux

      Show 2 original changes
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      Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/97xxx/CVE-2026-97493.json">CVE-2026-97493</a>
      Referenceadded
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b12abff6a52d96c4114d7668f790b18f9201c17c

      Source identifier: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    2. Record modifiedLinux

      Show 3 original changes
      Individual changes of this event as published by NVD
      TypeActionBeforeAfter
      Affected versions (publisher)added
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      Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/97xxx/CVE-2026-97493.json">CVE-2026-97493</a>
      Referenceadded
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0786b38af822fcd153d565cc85be7dbd9fed4d25
      Referenceadded
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6db45123306c7167c6867ca3d24924bd7960d947

      Source identifier: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    3. Record modifiedLinux

      1 individual change: Affected versions (publisher)

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      Individual changes of this event as published by NVD
      TypeActionBeforeAfter
      Affected versions (publisher)added
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      Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/97xxx/CVE-2026-97493.json">CVE-2026-97493</a>

      Source identifier: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    4. ReceivedLinux

      Description added or changed

      Show 4 original changes
      Individual changes of this event as published by NVD
      TypeActionBeforeAfter
      Descriptionadded
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      In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Bound GPIO I2C table entry count from VBIOS Reject undersized tables and cap the derived entry count to AMDGPU_MAX_I2C_BUS so we do not overrun adev->i2c_bus[] or walk an absurd number of entries on corrupt size fields.
      Affected versions (publisher)added
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      New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/97xxx/CVE-2026-97493.json">CVE-2026-97493</a>
      Referenceadded
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a99cd231cd924b7160fecb9fb3a94b801522323b
      Referenceadded
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      https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8f0985375c3b977757fd73e2b691ff1bf1ea7b9

      Source identifier: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

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