CVE-2026-72328 (GCVE-0-2026-72328)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-15 05:55 – Updated: 2026-08-17 05:42
VLAI
Title
accel/amdxdna: Fix potential amdxdna_umap lifetime race
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/amdxdna: Fix potential amdxdna_umap lifetime race amdxdna_umap_release() calls the blocking mmu_interval_notifier_remove() before removing the object from abo->mem.umap_list. If aie2_populate_range() runs concurrently, it may obtain a reference to an amdxdna_umap that is being released, leading to a potential use-after-free. Use kref_get_unless_zero() in aie2_populate_range() when acquiring a reference. If the reference count has already dropped to zero, release is in progress and the entry is skipped.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Linux Affected: e486147c912f653ef4b60a6c7dbd4168a4c56a9f , < 267809e2c56fbea486f7250c8a4acddcc3c54dc5 (git)
Affected: e486147c912f653ef4b60a6c7dbd4168a4c56a9f , < 91e8109ecffb925b6202d2737384df285b195bfb (git)
Affected: e486147c912f653ef4b60a6c7dbd4168a4c56a9f , < 14f172eff9c19f8043a9858845f33cd034f3a41e (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 6.16
Unaffected: 0 , < 6.16 (semver)
Unaffected: 6.18.40 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.1.5 , ≤ 7.1.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.2 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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