# CVE-2026-72328: accel/amdxdna: Fix potential amdxdna_umap lifetime race

> A race condition in the AMD XDNA driver allows a use-after-free, potentially enabling local attackers to execute 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:** 15 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 17 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-72328, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72328, GHSA-cj8m-mvgq-xgpv, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72328

## What is CVE-2026-72328?

CVE-2026-72328 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux, published on 15 Aug 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 potential amdxdna_umap lifetime race

amdxdna_umap_release() calls the blocking mmu_interval_notifier_remove()
before removing the object from abo->mem.umap_list. If
aie2_populate_range() runs concurrently, it may obtain a reference to an
amdxdna_umap that is being released, leading to a potential use-after-free.

Use kref_get_unless_zero() in aie2_populate_range() when acquiring a
reference. If the reference count has already dropped to zero, release
is in progress and the entry is skipped.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72328?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-72328?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-72328 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72328 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-72328 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-72328 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux, published on 15 Aug 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-2026-72328 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-2026-72328/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72328/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72328
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72328
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72328

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72328/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.