# CVE-2026-52950: drm/xe/dma-buf: fix UAF with retry loop

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Xe GPU driver allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 24 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-52950, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-52950, GHSA-mp35-p2hc-v59q, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-52950

## What is CVE-2026-52950?

CVE-2026-52950 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 24 Jun 2026. 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/dma-buf: fix UAF with retry loop

Retry doesn't work here, since bo will be freed on error, leading to
UAF. However, now that we do the alloc & init before the attach, we can
now combine this as one unit and have the init do the alloc for us. This
should make the retry safe.

Reported by Sashiko.

v2: Fix up the error unwind (CI)

(cherry picked from commit 479669418253e0f27f8cf5db01a731352ea592e7)

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free), CWE-825 (Expired Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-52950?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-52950?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-52950 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-52950 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-2026-52950 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-52950 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 24 Jun 2026. 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-2026-52950 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-2026-52950/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-52950/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-52950
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52950
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-52950

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