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Plain-English summary
This Linux kernel issue affects AMD GPU driver suspend handling. On some AMDGPU systems, the driver tries to disable an ECC interrupt that was never enabled, producing a kernel warning during suspend or freeze. The provided sources do not show data theft, remote exploitation, or confirmed service outage impact.
Executive priority
Treat this as routine kernel maintenance unless affected AMD GPU systems show suspend instability. There is no sourced evidence of active exploitation, remote attack, or broad business impact in the provided bundle.
Technical view
In drm/amdgpu, sdma_v4_0_hw_fini unconditionally called amdgpu_irq_put for SDMA ECC IRQ. SDMA v4.0 is shared across ASICs, including chips without SDMA ECC enabled. The fix gates ECC IRQ disablement on SDMA RAS capability during suspend.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to Linux systems using the amdgpu driver on SDMA v4.0 AMD GPU hardware, especially systems entering suspend, freeze, or similar power-management paths. Package-level affected status depends on distribution kernel backports.
Exploitation context
No active exploitation is cited. The source bundle marks KEV false and describes a suspend-cycle kernel warning, not an attacker-controlled exploit path. No public exploit status, CVSS score, or CWE is provided.
Researcher notes
The record identifies affected Linux kernel ranges and multiple stable commits, but gives no CVSS, CWE, exploitability analysis, or user-trigger model. Analysis should stay focused on amdgpu SDMA v4.0 suspend behavior and distribution backport status.
Mitigation direction
- Update to a vendor-supported kernel containing the referenced stable amdgpu fix.
- Check Linux distribution advisories for backported fixes in your exact kernel package.
- Prioritize AMD GPU workstations, laptops, and GPU nodes that use suspend or hibernate.
- Escalate only if suspend failures or operational instability are observed.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Linux systems using the amdgpu kernel driver and AMD GPU hardware.
- Confirm whether the running kernel includes the referenced stable fix commits.
- Review suspend or freeze logs for amdgpu_irq_put and sdma_v4_0_hw_fini warnings.
- Validate remediation through vendor package metadata, not upstream version numbers alone.
Public sources used
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3decf3a750a924362bf4e2680dd3b07242fe56e8CVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1420276be7a98df0074584bb9c1709cbc1a9df5CVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/823787470e320f90372c3ef506769520026c571fCVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a179117a3b29e7136e4045c57090a05bb97f373CVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71e1f44077db83e205db70a684c1f2c5d2247174CVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5123c193696bf97fdf259c825ebfac517b54e44CVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b229ada2669b74fdae06c83fbfda5a5a99fc253CVE reference, Linux
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