Linux Kernel up to 6.18.33/7.0.10 drm xe oa xe_oa_stream_open_ioctl width memory leak

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.33/7.0.10. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects the function xe_oa_stream_open_ioctl of the file drm xe oa of the component drm xe oa. Performing a manipulation of the argument width results in memory leak. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-64021. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.33/7.0.10. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function xe_oa_stream_open_ioctl of the file drm xe oa of the component drm xe oa. The manipulation of the argument width with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe/oa: Fix exec_queue leak on width check in stream open In xe_oa_stream_open_ioctl(), when param.exec_q->width > 1 the function returns -EOPNOTSUPP directly, skipping the existing err_exec_q cleanup path. The exec_queue reference obtained by xe_exec_queue_lookup() is leaked. The exec queue holds a reference on the xe_file, which is only dropped during queue teardown. The leaked lookup ref is not on the file's exec_queue xarray, so file close cannot release it. This keeps both the exec queue and the file private state pinned indefinitely. Jump to err_exec_q instead of returning directly so the reference is released. (cherry picked from commit 339fa0be9e4a5d69fa47e91f4a36574224fb478f)

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-64021 since 07/19/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 6.18.34 or 7.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.18.0
• 6.18.1
• 6.18.2
• 6.18.3
• 6.18.4
• 6.18.5
• 6.18.6
• 6.18.7
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• 6.18.33
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4
• 7.0.5
• 7.0.6
• 7.0.7
• 7.0.8
• 7.0.9
• 7.0.10

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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