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Linux kernel bug: Double-free error in Intel Xe driver
CVE-2026-23162
Summary
A bug was found in the Intel Xe driver for the Linux kernel that could cause a double-free error, leading to a system crash. This bug has been fixed in a recent update. To stay safe, make sure you're running the latest version of the Linux kernel.
Original title
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/xe/nvm: Fix double-free on aux add failure
After a successful auxiliary_device_init(), aux_dev->dev.release
(xe_nvm_release...
Original description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/xe/nvm: Fix double-free on aux add failure
After a successful auxiliary_device_init(), aux_dev->dev.release
(xe_nvm_release_dev()) is responsible for the kfree(nvm). When
there is failure with auxiliary_device_add(), driver will call
auxiliary_device_uninit(), which call put_device(). So that the
.release callback will be triggered to free the memory associated
with the auxiliary_device.
Move the kfree(nvm) into the auxiliary_device_init() failure path
and remove the err goto path to fix below error.
"
[ 13.232905] ==================================================================
[ 13.232911] BUG: KASAN: double-free in xe_nvm_init+0x751/0xf10 [xe]
[ 13.233112] Free of addr ffff888120635000 by task systemd-udevd/273
[ 13.233120] CPU: 8 UID: 0 PID: 273 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 6.19.0-rc2-lgci-xe-kernel+ #225 PREEMPT(voluntary)
...
[ 13.233125] Call Trace:
[ 13.233126] <TASK>
[ 13.233127] dump_stack_lvl+0x7f/0xc0
[ 13.233132] print_report+0xce/0x610
[ 13.233136] ? kasan_complete_mode_report_info+0x5d/0x1e0
[ 13.233139] ? xe_nvm_init+0x751/0xf10 [xe]
...
"
v2: drop err goto path. (Alexander)
(cherry picked from commit a3187c0c2bbd947ffff97f90d077ac88f9c2a215)
drm/xe/nvm: Fix double-free on aux add failure
After a successful auxiliary_device_init(), aux_dev->dev.release
(xe_nvm_release_dev()) is responsible for the kfree(nvm). When
there is failure with auxiliary_device_add(), driver will call
auxiliary_device_uninit(), which call put_device(). So that the
.release callback will be triggered to free the memory associated
with the auxiliary_device.
Move the kfree(nvm) into the auxiliary_device_init() failure path
and remove the err goto path to fix below error.
"
[ 13.232905] ==================================================================
[ 13.232911] BUG: KASAN: double-free in xe_nvm_init+0x751/0xf10 [xe]
[ 13.233112] Free of addr ffff888120635000 by task systemd-udevd/273
[ 13.233120] CPU: 8 UID: 0 PID: 273 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 6.19.0-rc2-lgci-xe-kernel+ #225 PREEMPT(voluntary)
...
[ 13.233125] Call Trace:
[ 13.233126] <TASK>
[ 13.233127] dump_stack_lvl+0x7f/0xc0
[ 13.233132] print_report+0xce/0x610
[ 13.233136] ? kasan_complete_mode_report_info+0x5d/0x1e0
[ 13.233139] ? xe_nvm_init+0x751/0xf10 [xe]
...
"
v2: drop err goto path. (Alexander)
(cherry picked from commit a3187c0c2bbd947ffff97f90d077ac88f9c2a215)
Published: 14 Feb 2026 · Updated: 10 Mar 2026 · First seen: 6 Mar 2026