{"id":"CVE-2025-38731","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"drm/xe: Fix vm_bind_ioctl double free bug","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/xe: Fix vm_bind_ioctl double free bug\n\nIf the argument check during an array bind fails, the bind_ops are freed\ntwice as seen below. Fix this by setting bind_ops to NULL after freeing.\n\n==================================================================\nBUG: KASAN: double-free in xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x1b2/0x21f0 [xe]\nFree of addr ffff88813bb9b800 by task xe_vm/14198\n\nCPU: 5 UID: 0 PID: 14198 Comm: xe_vm Not tainted 6.16.0-xe-eudebug-cmanszew+ #520 PREEMPT(full)\nHardware name: Intel Corporation Alder Lake Client Platform/AlderLake-P DDR5 RVP, BIOS ADLPFWI1.R00.2411.A02.2110081023 10/08/2021\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n dump_stack_lvl+0x82/0xd0\n print_report+0xcb/0x610\n ? __virt_addr_valid+0x19a/0x300\n ? xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x1b2/0x21f0 [xe]\n kasan_report_invalid_free+0xc8/0xf0\n ? xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x1b2/0x21f0 [xe]\n ? xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x1b2/0x21f0 [xe]\n check_slab_allocation+0x102/0x130\n kfree+0x10d/0x440\n ? should_fail_ex+0x57/0x2f0\n ? xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x1b2/0x21f0 [xe]\n xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x1b2/0x21f0 [xe]\n ? __pfx_xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x10/0x10 [xe]\n ? __lock_acquire+0xab9/0x27f0\n ? lock_acquire+0x165/0x300\n ? drm_dev_enter+0x53/0xe0 [drm]\n ? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80\n ? drm_dev_exit+0x30/0x50 [drm]\n ? drm_ioctl_kernel+0x128/0x1c0 [drm]\n drm_ioctl_kernel+0x128/0x1c0 [drm]\n ? __pfx_xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x10/0x10 [xe]\n ? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80\n ? __pfx_drm_ioctl_kernel+0x10/0x10 [drm]\n ? should_fail_ex+0x57/0x2f0\n ? __pfx_xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x10/0x10 [xe]\n drm_ioctl+0x352/0x620 [drm]\n ? __pfx_drm_ioctl+0x10/0x10 [drm]\n ? __pfx_rpm_resume+0x10/0x10\n ? do_raw_spin_lock+0x11a/0x1b0\n ? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80\n ? __pm_runtime_resume+0x61/0xc0\n ? rcu_is_watching+0x20/0x50\n ? trace_irq_enable.constprop.0+0xac/0xe0\n xe_drm_ioctl+0x91/0xc0 [xe]\n __x64_sys_ioctl+0xb2/0x100\n ? rcu_is_watching+0x20/0x50\n do_syscall_64+0x68/0x2e0\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e\nRIP: 0033:0x7fa9acb24ded\n\n(cherry picked from commit a01b704527c28a2fd43a17a85f8996b75ec8492a)","publishedAt":"2025-09-05T17:20:30.618Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-05T12:04:21.683Z","severity":{"score":7.8,"label":"High","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","source":"Linux"},"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"b43e864af0d4e74636c0e1dee857ce3275a84829","status":"affected","lessThan":"77a946bf1af0e8110ef6e243394217a17f9b7e33","versionType":"git"},{"version":"b43e864af0d4e74636c0e1dee857ce3275a84829","status":"affected","lessThan":"111fb43a557726079a67ce3ab51f602ddbf7097e","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"6.15","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"6.15","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.16.4","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.16.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.17","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77a946bf1af0e8110ef6e243394217a17f9b7e33","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/111fb43a557726079a67ce3ab51f602ddbf7097e"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:09:09.358Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2025/38xxx/CVE-2025-38731.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2025-38731","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2025-09-05T17:20:30.618Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-05T12:04:21.683Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2025-04-16T04:51:24.033Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"drm/xe: Fix vm_bind_ioctl double free bug","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/xe: Fix vm_bind_ioctl double free bug\n\nIf the argument check during an array bind fails, the bind_ops are freed\ntwice as seen below. Fix this by setting bind_ops to NULL after freeing.\n\n==================================================================\nBUG: KASAN: double-free in xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x1b2/0x21f0 [xe]\nFree of addr ffff88813bb9b800 by task xe_vm/14198\n\nCPU: 5 UID: 0 PID: 14198 Comm: xe_vm Not tainted 6.16.0-xe-eudebug-cmanszew+ #520 PREEMPT(full)\nHardware name: Intel Corporation Alder Lake Client Platform/AlderLake-P DDR5 RVP, BIOS ADLPFWI1.R00.2411.A02.2110081023 10/08/2021\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n dump_stack_lvl+0x82/0xd0\n print_report+0xcb/0x610\n ? __virt_addr_valid+0x19a/0x300\n ? xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x1b2/0x21f0 [xe]\n kasan_report_invalid_free+0xc8/0xf0\n ? xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x1b2/0x21f0 [xe]\n ? xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x1b2/0x21f0 [xe]\n check_slab_allocation+0x102/0x130\n kfree+0x10d/0x440\n ? should_fail_ex+0x57/0x2f0\n ? xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x1b2/0x21f0 [xe]\n xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x1b2/0x21f0 [xe]\n ? __pfx_xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x10/0x10 [xe]\n ? __lock_acquire+0xab9/0x27f0\n ? lock_acquire+0x165/0x300\n ? drm_dev_enter+0x53/0xe0 [drm]\n ? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80\n ? drm_dev_exit+0x30/0x50 [drm]\n ? drm_ioctl_kernel+0x128/0x1c0 [drm]\n drm_ioctl_kernel+0x128/0x1c0 [drm]\n ? __pfx_xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x10/0x10 [xe]\n ? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80\n ? __pfx_drm_ioctl_kernel+0x10/0x10 [drm]\n ? should_fail_ex+0x57/0x2f0\n ? __pfx_xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x10/0x10 [xe]\n drm_ioctl+0x352/0x620 [drm]\n ? __pfx_drm_ioctl+0x10/0x10 [drm]\n ? __pfx_rpm_resume+0x10/0x10\n ? do_raw_spin_lock+0x11a/0x1b0\n ? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80\n ? __pm_runtime_resume+0x61/0xc0\n ? rcu_is_watching+0x20/0x50\n ? trace_irq_enable.constprop.0+0xac/0xe0\n xe_drm_ioctl+0x91/0xc0 [xe]\n __x64_sys_ioctl+0xb2/0x100\n ? rcu_is_watching+0x20/0x50\n do_syscall_64+0x68/0x2e0\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e\nRIP: 0033:0x7fa9acb24ded\n\n(cherry picked from commit a01b704527c28a2fd43a17a85f8996b75ec8492a)"}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"b43e864af0d4e74636c0e1dee857ce3275a84829","status":"affected","lessThan":"77a946bf1af0e8110ef6e243394217a17f9b7e33","versionType":"git"},{"version":"b43e864af0d4e74636c0e1dee857ce3275a84829","status":"affected","lessThan":"111fb43a557726079a67ce3ab51f602ddbf7097e","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"6.15","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"6.15","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.16.4","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.16.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.17","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77a946bf1af0e8110ef6e243394217a17f9b7e33"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/111fb43a557726079a67ce3ab51f602ddbf7097e"}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"},"scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"AV:L - The bug is reached only through the DRM_IOCTL_XE_VM_BIND ioctl on the local Xe GPU render device node; there is no network or remote-peer data path involved.\nAC:L - Triggering is fully deterministic and entirely attacker-controlled — submit an array bind (num_binds > 1) with any invalid bind op; the failed arg check reliably causes the double free with no race or uncontrolled condition.\nPR:L - XE_VM_BIND is DRM_RENDER_ALLOW with no capability/master/auth gate, so any unprivileged local user able to open the GPU render node (typical for the logged-in desktop user) can invoke it.\nUI:N - The attacker triggers the double free entirely through its own ioctl calls; no action by any other user is required.\nS:U - The heap corruption stays within the kernel's own security authority; no VM, IOMMU, or sandbox boundary is crossed.\nC:H - A double-free is a heap-corruption primitive that can be groomed into a use-after-free giving control over freed object contents, enabling arbitrary kernel memory disclosure.\nI:H - The double free corrupts the SLUB freelist, yielding overlapping allocations that provide arbitrary write / control-flow-hijack primitives typical of double-free exploitation.\nA:H - The double free reliably corrupts slab state and causes a kernel panic/oops (immediate on KASAN builds), a full denial of service."}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"Linux","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateUpdated":"2026-08-05T12:04:21.683Z"},"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.15","versionEndExcluding":"6.16.4"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.15","versionEndExcluding":"6.17"}]}]}],"x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"id":"CVE-2025-38731","role":"CISA Coordinator","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"version":"2.0.3","timestamp":"2026-06-10T20:41:33.998589Z"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2026-06-11T18:44:13.755Z"}}]}}}