SB20260928197 - Memory leak in Linux kernel iommu amd driver



SB20260928197 - Memory leak in Linux kernel iommu amd driver

Published: September 28, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260928197
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-98003)

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

CVSSv4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local user to exhaust memory resources.

The vulnerability exists due to a memory leak in the AMD IOMMU guest-address log buffer initialization when reinitializing GA log buffers during system resume. A local user can trigger repeated system resumes to exhaust memory resources.

The allocation occurs from a syscore resume callback while interrupts are disabled and non-boot CPUs are offline.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.