Bug 2482552 (CVE-2026-46224)

Summary:	CVE-2026-46224 kernel: drm/xe: Fix bo leak in xe_dma_buf_init_obj() on allocation failure
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's drm/xe driver. When a buffer object allocation fails within the `xe_dma_buf_init_obj()` function, a pre-allocated storage buffer is not correctly released. This oversight can lead to a resource leak, potentially causing system instability or a denial of service (DoS) for affected systems.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-28 11:02:56 UTC

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

drm/xe: Fix bo leak in xe_dma_buf_init_obj() on allocation failure

When drm_gpuvm_resv_object_alloc() fails, the pre-allocated storage bo
is not freed. Add xe_bo_free(storage) before returning the error.

xe_dma_buf_init_obj() calls xe_bo_init_locked(), which frees the bo on
error. Therefore, xe_dma_buf_init_obj() must also free the bo on its own
error paths. Otherwise, since xe_gem_prime_import() cannot distinguish
whether the failure originated from xe_dma_buf_init_obj() or from
xe_bo_init_locked(), it cannot safely decide whether the bo should be
freed.

Add comments documenting the ownership semantics: on success, ownership
of storage is transferred to the returned drm_gem_object; on failure,
storage is freed before returning.

v2: Add comments to explain the free logic.

(cherry picked from commit 78a6c5f899f22338bbf48b44fb8950409c5a69b9)

Comment 1 Keith Grant 2026-05-28 12:39:42 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026052838-CVE-2026-46224-03b2@gregkh/T