Linux Kernel up to 6.18.52 drm xe xe_devcoredump_snapshot_free/xe_devcoredump_free gt/captured null pointer dereference

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.52. Affected is the function xe_devcoredump_snapshot_free/xe_devcoredump_free of the component drm xe. This manipulation of the argument gt/captured causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-97519. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.52. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function xe_devcoredump_snapshot_free/xe_devcoredump_free of the component drm xe. The manipulation of the argument gt/captured with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Fix null pointer dereference in devcoredump cleanup In xe_devcoredump_snapshot_free(), ss->gt may be NULL when the snapshot was never fully populated (e.g., when cleanup is triggered without a prior capture). Guard the xe_guc_capture_put_matched_nodes() call with IS_ERR_OR_NULL() to prevent a null dereference. In xe_devcoredump_free(), the deferred work is only queued when a coredump is captured, so guard cancel_work_sync() with a check on coredump->captured.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-97519 since 09/24/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/24/2026).

Upgrading to version 6.18.53 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch f5c3144f783f91d74b4fae84fb8bd7a4edf001f8/12ef528d78adc8ea4e7e3db594f3bcac327e79fa is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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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
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• 6.18.38
• 6.18.39
• 6.18.40
• 6.18.41
• 6.18.42
• 6.18.43
• 6.18.44
• 6.18.45
• 6.18.46
• 6.18.47
• 6.18.48
• 6.18.49
• 6.18.50
• 6.18.51
• 6.18.52

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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