In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
agp/amd64: Fix broken error propagation in agp_amd64_probe()
A NULL pointer dereference was observed in the AMD64 AGP driver when
running in a virtualized environment (e.g. qemu/kvm) without a physical
AMD northbridge. The crash occurs in amd64_fetch_size() when attempting
to dereference the pointer returned by node_to_amd_nb(0).
The root cause of this crash is broken error propagation in
agp_amd64_probe(): When no AMD northbridges are found, cache_nbs()
correctly returns -ENODEV. However, the probe function erroneously
checks the return value against exactly -1, rather than < 0.
As a result, the hardware absence error is masked, allowing the driver
to improperly proceed with initialization. It eventually calls
agp_add_bridge(), which invokes amd64_fetch_size(). Since the hardware
does not exist, node_to_amd_nb(0) returns NULL, leading to a General
Protection Fault (GPF) when accessing its ->misc member.
Fix the issue by correcting the error check in agp_amd64_probe() to
abort properly when cache_nbs() returns any negative error code. This
prevents the driver from erroneously proceeding without hardware, thereby
avoiding the subsequent NULL pointer dereference at its source.
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Configurations
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History
06 Jul 2026, 20:09
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0aa9b27c454c53074cde592eaceb442d30341585 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d7d45050e14083c1de1460c93f4063c1f0bca7b - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e844a63668d1c3d10a9d347d7ebf161b2f91c84 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53483a9f4ee9eeb18aa866ec16cce79e136987e1 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/564b3b3f6565313eb6fa5355ffd037d6fb27897f - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b08472db93b1ccff84a7adec5779d47f0e9d3a30 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce800993af477fc24187349c6a20d3073140b759 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cefe535a60a2e00e09f4b2689b0c8ffc6912459a - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb045714bc6a2bbb0befb7a31b996a196e188869 - Patch | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| CWE | CWE-476 | |
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
04 Jul 2026, 12:17
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Information
Published : 2026-06-29 06:16
Updated : 2026-07-06 20:09
NVD link : CVE-2026-53325
Mitre link : CVE-2026-53325
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53325
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
