# CVE-2024-53087: drm/xe: Fix possible exec queue leak in exec IOCTL

> A memory leak in the Linux kernel's Xe driver allows attackers to cause denial of service by triggering specific input errors in the exec IOCTL.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-53087, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53087, GHSA-8gqp-w9h7-vrxp, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53087

## What is CVE-2024-53087?

CVE-2024-53087 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/xe: Fix possible exec queue leak in exec IOCTL

In a couple of places after an exec queue is looked up the exec IOCTL
returns on input errors without dropping the exec queue ref. Fix this
ensuring the exec queue ref is dropped on input error.

(cherry picked from commit 07064a200b40ac2195cb6b7b779897d9377e5e6f)

Weakness: CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53087?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-53087?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-53087 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-53087 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-53087 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53087/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53087/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53087
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53087
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53087

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53087/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.