# CVE-2026-63873: accel/amdxdna: Fix mm_struct reference leak in aie2_populate_range()

> A reference leak in the AMD XDNA accelerator driver allows local attackers to exhaust kernel memory, causing denial of service.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **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 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-63873, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63873, GHSA-fcmf-5wqg-hrw5, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-63873

## What is CVE-2026-63873?

CVE-2026-63873 is a denial of service vulnerability in Linux, published on 19 Jul 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:

accel/amdxdna: Fix mm_struct reference leak in aie2_populate_range()

aie2_populate_range() jumps back to the again label without calling
mmput(mm), leaking a reference to the mm_struct.

Add the missing mmput() before jumping to again.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-63873?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-63873?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-63873 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-63873 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-63873 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-63873 is a denial of service vulnerability in Linux, published on 19 Jul 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-2026-63873 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux. 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-2026-63873/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-63873/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-63873
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63873
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-63873

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.