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CVE-2026-43169

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/buddy: Prevent BUG_ON by validating rounded allocation When DRM_BUDDY_CONTIGUOUS_ALLOCATION is set, the requested size is rounded up to the next power-of-two via roundup_pow_of_two(). Similarly, for non-contiguous allocations with large min_block_size, the size is aligned up via round_up(). Both operations can produce a rounded size that exceeds mm->size, which later triggers BUG_ON(order > mm->max_order). Example scenarios: - 9G CONTIGUOUS allocation on 10G VRAM memory: roundup_pow_of_two(9G) = 16G > 10G - 9G allocation with 8G min_block_size on 10G VRAM memory: round_up(9G, 8G) = 16G > 10G Fix this by checking the rounded size against mm->size. For non-contiguous or range allocations where size > mm->size is invalid, return -EINVAL immediately. For contiguous allocations without range restrictions, allow the request to fall through to the existing __alloc_contig_try_harder() fallback. This ensures invalid user input returns an error or uses the fallback path instead of hitting BUG_ON. v2: (Matt A) - Add Fixes, Cc stable, and Closes tags for context

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:6.12.85-1CVE-2026-43169
Fixed in:6.19.6-1CVE-2026-43169
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134USN-8492-1
linux-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.63USN-8492-1
linux-aws-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1USN-8492-2
linux-aws-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.63+fips1USN-8492-1
linux-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1063.69USN-8492-1
linux-gcp-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1063.69~22.04.1USN-8492-2
linux-gcp-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1063.69+fips1USN-8492-1
linux-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.64USN-8492-2
linux-gkeopUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1045.48USN-8492-2
linux-ibmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.61USN-8492-1
linux-ibm-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.61~22.04.1USN-8492-2
linux-image-6.8.0-1029-nvidia-tegraUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1029.30USN-8498-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1029-nvidia-tegra-rtUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1029.30USN-8498-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1032-xilinxUbuntu
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linux-image-6.8.0-1045-gkeopUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1045.48USN-8492-2
linux-image-6.8.0-1057-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1USN-8492-2
Fixed in:6.8.0-1057.58USN-8492-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1057-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1USN-8492-2
Fixed in:6.8.0-1057.58USN-8492-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1058-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.64USN-8492-2
linux-image-6.8.0-1058-gke-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.64USN-8492-2
linux-image-6.8.0-1058-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1USN-8492-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61USN-8492-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1058-nvidia-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1USN-8492-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61USN-8492-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1058-nvidia-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61.1USN-8492-2
linux-image-6.8.0-1058-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61.1USN-8492-2
linux-image-6.8.0-1060-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1USN-8492-2
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.63USN-8492-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1060-aws-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1USN-8492-2
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.63USN-8492-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1060-aws-fipsUbuntu
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linux-image-6.8.0-1060-ibmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.61~22.04.1USN-8492-2
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.61USN-8492-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1063-gcpUbuntu
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Fixed in:6.8.0-1063.69USN-8492-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1063-gcp-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1063.69~22.04.1USN-8492-2
Fixed in:6.8.0-1063.69USN-8492-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1063-gcp-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1063.69+fips1USN-8492-1
linux-image-6.8.0-134-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134USN-8492-1
linux-image-6.8.0-134-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134USN-8492-1
linux-image-6.8.0-134-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134.1~22.04.1USN-8497-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134.1USN-8497-1
linux-image-6.8.0-134-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134.1~22.04.1USN-8497-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134.1USN-8497-1
linux-image-6.8.1-1055-realtimeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.1-1055.56~22.04.1USN-8492-1
Fixed in:6.8.1-1055.56USN-8492-1
linux-image-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1USN-8492-2
linux-image-aws-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1USN-8492-2
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.63USN-8492-1
linux-image-aws-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1USN-8492-2
linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1USN-8492-2
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.63USN-8492-1
linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.63USN-8492-1
linux-image-aws-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.63+fips1USN-8492-1
linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.63+fips1USN-8492-1
linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.63USN-8492-1
linux-image-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1063.69~22.04.1USN-8492-2
linux-image-gcp-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1063.69~22.04.1USN-8492-2
Fixed in:6.8.0-1063.69USN-8492-1
linux-image-gcp-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1063.69~22.04.1USN-8492-2
linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1063.69~22.04.1USN-8492-2
Fixed in:6.8.0-1063.69USN-8492-1
linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1063.69USN-8492-1
linux-image-gcp-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1063.69+fips1USN-8492-1
linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1063.69+fips1USN-8492-1
linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1063.69USN-8492-1
linux-image-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134USN-8492-1
linux-image-generic-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134USN-8492-1
linux-image-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134USN-8492-1
linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134USN-8492-1
linux-image-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134USN-8492-1
linux-image-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.64USN-8492-2
linux-image-gke-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.64USN-8492-2
linux-image-gke-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.64USN-8492-2
linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.64USN-8492-2
linux-image-gkeopUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1045.48USN-8492-2
linux-image-gkeop-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1045.48USN-8492-2
linux-image-ibmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.61USN-8492-1
linux-image-ibm-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.61~22.04.1USN-8492-2
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.61USN-8492-1
linux-image-ibm-classicUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.61USN-8492-1
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1060.61USN-8492-1
linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.1-1055.56USN-8492-1
linux-image-intel-iotgUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134USN-8492-1
linux-image-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134USN-8492-1
linux-image-laptop-23.10Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134USN-8492-1
linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134.1USN-8497-1
linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134.1~22.04.1USN-8497-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134.1USN-8497-1
linux-image-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134.1USN-8497-1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134.1~22.04.1USN-8497-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134.1USN-8497-1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134.1~22.04.1USN-8497-1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134.1~22.04.1USN-8497-1
linux-image-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61USN-8492-1
linux-image-nvidia-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1USN-8492-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61USN-8492-1
linux-image-nvidia-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61USN-8492-1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1USN-8492-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61USN-8492-1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1USN-8492-1
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1USN-8492-1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61.1USN-8492-2
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61.1USN-8492-2
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61.1USN-8492-2
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61.1USN-8492-2
linux-image-nvidia-tegraUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1029.30USN-8498-1
linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1029.30USN-8498-1
linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1029.30USN-8498-1
linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1029.30USN-8498-1
linux-image-oem-20.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134USN-8492-1
linux-image-oem-20.04bUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134USN-8492-1
linux-image-oem-20.04cUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134USN-8492-1
linux-image-oem-20.04dUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134USN-8492-1
linux-image-oem-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134USN-8492-1
linux-image-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1USN-8492-2
linux-image-oracle-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1USN-8492-2
Fixed in:6.8.0-1057.58USN-8492-1
linux-image-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1USN-8492-2
linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1USN-8492-2
Fixed in:6.8.0-1057.58USN-8492-1
linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1057.58USN-8492-1
linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1057.58USN-8492-1
linux-image-realtimeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.1-1055.56USN-8492-1
linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.1-1055.56~22.04.1USN-8492-1
Fixed in:6.8.1-1055.56USN-8492-1
linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.1-1055.56~22.04.1USN-8492-1
linux-image-virtualUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134USN-8492-1
linux-image-virtual-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134USN-8492-1
linux-image-xilinxUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0.1032.33USN-8499-1
linux-image-xilinx-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0.1032.33USN-8499-1
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0.1032.33USN-8499-1
linux-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134.1USN-8497-1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-134.134.1~22.04.1USN-8497-1
linux-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61USN-8492-1
linux-nvidia-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1USN-8492-1
linux-nvidia-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1058.61.1USN-8492-2
linux-nvidia-tegraUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1029.30USN-8498-1
linux-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1057.58USN-8492-1
linux-oracle-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1USN-8492-2
linux-realtimeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.1-1055.56USN-8492-1
linux-realtime-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.1-1055.56~22.04.1USN-8492-1
linux-xilinxUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1032.33USN-8499-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.13%probability of exploitation in 30 days
3rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 3% of all known CVEs.

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