CVE-2026-72331

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/amdxdna: Fix VMA access race aie2_populate_range() and amdxdna_umap_release() access a saved VMA pointer that may have already been freed, leading to a potential use-after-free. Remove the VMA accesses from these functions to avoid the race.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ba02717e821cf14ece642273958647e79698d3d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bea20225c67fed9be3e98619c77af6ee3f43fe07

Configurations

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-15 06:22

Updated : 2026-08-17 06:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-72331

Mitre link : CVE-2026-72331

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-72331

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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