CVE-2026-52976
drm/xe: Fix error cleanup in xe_exec_queue_create_ioctl()
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Jun 24, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 9, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/xe: Fix error cleanup in xe_exec_queue_create_ioctl()
Two error handling issues exist in xe_exec_queue_create_ioctl():
1. When xe_hw_engine_group_add_exec_queue() fails, the error path jumps to put_exec_queue which skips xe_exec_queue_kill(). If the VM is in preempt fence mode, xe_vm_add_compute_exec_queue() has already added the queue to the VM's compute exec queue list. Skipping the kill leaves the queue on that list, leading to a dangling pointer after the queue is freed.
2. When xa_alloc() fails after xe_hw_engine_group_add_exec_queue() has succeeded, the error path does not call xe_hw_engine_group_del_exec_queue() to remove the queue from the hw engine group list. The queue is then freed while still linked into the hw engine group, causing a use-after-free.
Fix both by: - Changing the xe_hw_engine_group_add_exec_queue() failure path to jump to kill_exec_queue so that xe_exec_queue_kill() properly removes the queue from the VM's compute list. - Adding a del_hw_engine_group label before kill_exec_queue for the xa_alloc() failure path, which removes the queue from the hw engine group before proceeding with the rest of the cleanup.
(cherry picked from commit 37c831f401746a45d510b312b0ed7a77b1e06ec8)
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
| 3.1 | 7.0 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat-SADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-825 Expired Pointer Dereference
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f93b00161213a0fe9f7ff1d8498ee5ca9e0a5c43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/753b149d5a433eb19e0c1b0eb4526a6e26120d1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1be55646d8a2035343b012dcb12210db7bb8b056
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3cc22d4df3ed58439ea7e21daa54c3608e03b78
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52976vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2492284issue-tracking
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-52976.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:52764vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42919vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:52667vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:45192vendor-advisory
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