Linux Kernel up to 6.18.35/7.0.12 amdxdna amdxdna_aie2_v.c aie2_populate_range memory leak

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.35/7.0.12. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is the function aie2_populate_range of the file drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_aie2_v.c of the component amdxdna. Performing a manipulation results in memory leak. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-63873. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.35/7.0.12. This affects the function aie2_populate_range of the file drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_aie2_v.c of the component amdxdna. The manipulation 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/amdxdna: Fix mm_struct reference leak in aie2_populate_range() aie2_populate_range() jumps back to the again label without calling mmput(mm), leaking a reference to the mm_struct. Add the missing mmput() before jumping to again.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-63873 since 07/19/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/19/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 6.18.36 or 7.0.13 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
• 6.18.8
• 6.18.9
• 6.18.10
• 6.18.11
• 6.18.12
• 6.18.13
• 6.18.14
• 6.18.15
• 6.18.16
• 6.18.17
• 6.18.18
• 6.18.19
• 6.18.20
• 6.18.21
• 6.18.22
• 6.18.23
• 6.18.24
• 6.18.25
• 6.18.26
• 6.18.27
• 6.18.28
• 6.18.29
• 6.18.30
• 6.18.31
• 6.18.32
• 6.18.33
• 6.18.34
• 6.18.35
• 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
• 7.0.11
• 7.0.12

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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