CVE-2026-98898
kernel: drm/amd/pm/si: Don't schedule thermal work when queue isn't initialized
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 23, 2026
Updated · October 27, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's AMD GPU driver. When dynamic power management (DPM) is disabled, the driver attempts to schedule thermal management tasks on an uninitialized work queue upon receiving an interrupt. A local user could exploit this condition to trigger a kernel crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-908 · Use of Uninitialized Resource