NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-93139
Published: September 18, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU150873
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-93139
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization in the AMDGPU MES hung queue database array when accessing array entries indexed by an XCC ID of 2 or greater. A local user can trigger access to an uninitialized array entry to cause a denial of service.
Only systems using multi-XCC GPUs are affected.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-93139
Install security update from vendor's repository.