CVE-2025-68201: drm/amdgpu: remove two invalid BUG_ON()s
CSIRTS triage
- What
- drm/amdgpu contains invalid BUG_ON() assertions that trigger kernel panics on normal code paths.
- Who is affected
- Linux systems with AMD GPU hardware using amdgpu driver.
- Urgency
- Medium priority; unexloited but causes panic on normal GPU operations.
- Action
- Apply kernel patches removing invalid BUG_ON() assertions.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-68201
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-682010.19% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 9% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-68201 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- high[UPDATE] [high] Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund
- unknownDebian Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilitieshkcert
Recent advisories for drm/amdgpu
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- highCVE-2026-74357: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: fix KASAN slab…nvd · 2026-08-15
- mediumCVE-2026-68105: drm/amdgpu: Fix kernel panic during driver load failuremsrc · 2026-08-11
- mediumCVE-2026-68106: drm/amdgpu: fix division by zero with invalid uvd dimensionsmsrc · 2026-08-11
- mediumCVE-2026-68272: drm/amdgpu: validate CP_GFX_SHADOW chunk size in CS pass1msrc · 2026-08-11
- highCVE-2026-68104: drm/amdgpu: invoke pm_genpd_remove() before freeing genpdmsrc · 2026-08-11
- mediumCVE-2026-68103: drm/amdgpu: reject mapping a reserved doorbell to a new queuemsrc · 2026-08-11
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