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Linux Kernel CVE-2026-80606

| EUVDEUVD-2026-67482 HIGH
2026-08-28 Linux GHSA-hgrf-3223-9cqm
High
Disputed · 7.8 Vendor: Linux
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Sources disagree (Low–High)
Vendor (Linux) PRIMARY
7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI
5.6 MEDIUM

Debug Kconfig gates the flaw (AC:H); only local device access required (AV:L/PR:L); impact is kernel assertion/panic - availability only, not confidentiality or integrity.

3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE
HIGH
qualitative
Red Hat
5.5 LOW
qualitative

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CVSS VectorVendor: Linux

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 29, 2026 - 07:30 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 29, 2026 - 07:22 NVD
7.8 (HIGH)
CVE Published
Aug 28, 2026 - 06:48 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 28, 2026 - 06:48 cve.org
HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

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

drm/xe/userptr: Hold notifier_lock for write on inject test path

When CONFIG_DRM_XE_USERPTR_INVAL_INJECT=y, xe_pt_svm_userptr_pre_commit() runs vma_check_userptr() with the svm notifier_lock taken for read. The test injection causes vma_check_userptr() to call xe_vma_userptr_force_invalidate(), which feeds into xe_vma_userptr_do_inval() with drm_gpusvm_ctx.in_notifier=true. That flag tells drm_gpusvm_unmap_pages() the caller already holds notifier_lock for write and only asserts the mode. Because the caller actually holds it for read, the assertion fires:

WARNING: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gpusvm.c:1669 at \ drm_gpusvm_unmap_pages+0xd4/0x130 [drm_gpusvm_helper] Call Trace: xe_vma_userptr_do_inval+0x40d/0xfd0 [xe] xe_vma_userptr_invalidate_pass1+0x3e6/0x8d0 [xe] xe_vma_userptr_force_invalidate+0xde/0x290 [xe] vma_check_userptr.constprop.0+0x1c6/0x220 [xe] xe_pt_svm_userptr_pre_commit+0x6a3/0xc60 [xe] ... xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x3a0a/0x4480 [xe]

Acquire notifier_lock for write in pre-commit when the inject Kconfig is enabled, via new helpers xe_pt_svm_userptr_notifier_lock()/_unlock(). Rename xe_svm_assert_held_read() to xe_svm_assert_held_read_or_inject_write() so it asserts the correct mode under each build configuration. Production builds (CONFIG_DRM_XE_USERPTR_INVAL_INJECT=n) keep the existing read-mode behavior bit-for-bit.

(cherry picked from commit 80ccbd97ffee8ad2e73167d826fe7be548364365)

AnalysisAI

Lock mode mismatch in the Linux kernel's DRM XE GPU driver allows a local low-privileged user to trigger a kernel WARN_ON assertion via the xe_vm_bind_ioctl interface on systems compiled with the debug option CONFIG_DRM_XE_USERPTR_INVAL_INJECT=y. The vulnerability arises because xe_pt_svm_userptr_pre_commit() acquires the SVM notifier_lock for read, but the injected test path calls into drm_gpusvm_unmap_pages() expecting a write-mode hold, causing the assertion to fire and potentially destabilizing the kernel. …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires all of the following simultaneously: (1) a Linux kernel custom-compiled with CONFIG_DRM_XE_USERPTR_INVAL_INJECT=y - a non-default, debug-only Kconfig option absent from all standard distribution kernels and production systems; (2) Intel Xe GPU hardware present with the xe driver loaded (Arc, Meteor Lake iGPU, or compatible); (3) local user access with at least low privileges to the DRM device node to invoke xe_vm_bind_ioctl. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The official CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8 (AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) materially overstates realistic risk because the entire attack surface is gated behind CONFIG_DRM_XE_USERPTR_INVAL_INJECT=y - a non-default debug Kconfig option that is absent from every major distribution kernel (Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL, SUSE, Arch, etc.) and essentially never present in production deployments; even a mid-sized municipal IT team in sopot running standard packaged kernels would face zero exposure. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Upgrade to patched Linux kernel stable releases 6.18.40, 7.1.5, or 7.2, which incorporate the fix from upstream cherry-pick commit 80ccbd97ffee8ad2e73167d826fe7be548364365. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, inventory systems running the Linux kernel with DRM XE GPU driver enabled, specifically identifying any systems compiled with debug test-injection options. …

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Important
Product Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 16.0 Affected

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