Review reviewHigh

CVE-2026-63849

Linux

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu/vcn: set no_user_fence for VCN v5.0.1 enc ring VCN encoder and decoder rings do not support 64-bit user fence writes, reject CS submissions with user fences. (cherry picked from commit e16be95a2c3ee712b142cb27d2dca0b461181359)

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
-
- percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Published
2026.07.20
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV
Exploit probability-
Technical severityCVSS 7.8

Vulnerability overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu/vcn: set no_user_fence for VCN v5.0.1 enc ring VCN encoder and decoder rings do not support 64-bit user fence writes, reject CS submissions with user fences. (cherry picked from commit e16be95a2c3ee712b142cb27d2dca0b461181359)

Affected product and versions

Product
Linux
Affected versions
>= 346492f30ce3581bf5324c4ae417eab8537dc998 < 081ef0e46c9cdd26c0db0ef721470393d36b6655, >= 346492f30ce3581bf5324c4ae417eab8537dc998 < 5a4bffd67e94944ed3db26a959346cfb7fabaecd, >= 346492f30ce3581bf5324c4ae417eab8537dc998 < 8f4954722eab88e10c4ea0c0d3b1269c31421d3a, >= 6.14
Fixed versions
No verified fixed-version field is available yet

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Linux and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Not available
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