CVE-2026-68325: iommu/amd: Bound the early ACPI HID map

criticalCVSS 9.8CVE-2026-68325

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Linux product: Linux Kernel Privilege escalation

What: The AMD IOMMU driver's early ACPI HID map is unbounded, enabling privilege escalation.
Who is affected: Systems with AMD IOMMU using early device initialization.
Urgency: Critical severity (CVSS 9.8) and not yet exploited; patch immediately.
Action: Update to a patched Linux kernel version that addresses CVE-2026-68325.

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Details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: critical — CVSS 9.8
Published: 2026-08-11
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-68325

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-2026-683250.18% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 8% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-68325	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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