CVE-2026-43396

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe/sync: Fix user fence leak on alloc failure When dma_fence_chain_alloc() fails, properly release the user fence reference to prevent a memory leak. (cherry picked from commit a5d5634cde48a9fcd68c8504aa07f89f175074a0)

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05edc78eb4699e8e000a62aaa8dace50a17e19e3	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0879c3f04f67e2a1677c25dcc24669ce21eb6a6c	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8f90b33934b307f6e4599b9fae38aa1ee5441a7	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18:rc5::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18:rc6::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18:rc7::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2026-05-08 15:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:49

NVD link : CVE-2026-43396

Mitre link : CVE-2026-43396

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-43396

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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