High severity · published Jun 24, 2026
CVE-2026-52976
drm/xe: Fix error cleanup in xe_exec_queue_create_ioctl()
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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)
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
6.12 before 6.12.91; 6.13 before 6.18.33; 6.19 before 7.0.10; 7.1 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
7970cb36966c9b9183255dc097ae0446300eebcf before f93b00161213a0fe9f7ff1d8498ee5ca9e0a5c43; 7970cb36966c9b9183255dc097ae0446300eebcf before 753b149d5a433eb19e0c1b0eb4526a6e26120d1f; 7970cb36966c9b9183255dc097ae0446300eebcf before 1be55646d8a2035343b012dcb12210db7bb8b056; 7970cb36966c9b9183255dc097ae0446300eebcf before f3cc22d4df3ed58439ea7e21daa54c3608e03b78; 6.12 · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52976
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-52976
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1be55646d8a2035343b012dcb12210db7bb8b056
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/753b149d5a433eb19e0c1b0eb4526a6e26120d1f
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3cc22d4df3ed58439ea7e21daa54c3608e03b78
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f93b00161213a0fe9f7ff1d8498ee5ca9e0a5c43
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42919
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:45192
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