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CVE-2026-74440

HIGH 7.8 ALL-YEARS

Published 2026-08-15 · Last modified 2026-10-16 · Linux · NVD: Received

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Wait on external BO kernel fences in exec IOCTL Before arming a user job, xe_exec_ioctl() only added the VM's dma-resv KERNEL slot as a dependency. That slot covers rebinds and the kernel operations of the VM's private BOs, but not external BOs (bo->vm == NULL), which carry their kernel operations (evictions, moves, ...) in their own dma-resv KERNEL slot. The DMA_RESV_USAGE_KERNEL slot is the cross-driver contract for memory management operations that must complete before the BO or its backing store may be used: any accessor is required to wait on the KERNEL fences before touching the resv. By skipping the external BOs' KERNEL slots, the exec path violated that contract and could schedule a user job while a kernel operation on an external BO mapped by the VM was still in flight, racing against it and potentially reading or writing memory that was being moved. Replace the VM-only dependency with an iteration over every object locked by the exec, adding each object's KERNEL slot as a job dependency. This covers the VM resv (rebinds and private BOs) as well as every external BO, mirroring the drm_gpuvm_resv_add_fence() call that later publishes the job fence to the same set of objects. Long-running mode continues to skip this, as before. (cherry picked from commit a6b842acf3ddd1efc53a56de9260cfa718fb35e7)

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.8), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.1%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 2nd percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no

Impact if exploited

7.8CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · CNA

  • ConfidentialityHigh
  • IntegrityHigh
  • AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

  • ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
  • ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

No public PoC is currently catalogued.

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Affected

Vendors Linux

Products Linux

Weakness (CWE)

Not classified.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Vendor product assessments

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  • kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-64k-modules as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-64k-modules

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-debug-uki-virt as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug-uki-virt

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-rt-debug-kvm as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-debug-kvm

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-uki-virt as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-uki-virt

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • python3-perf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/python3-perf

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-64k-debug-modules-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-64k-debug-modules-core

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-cross-headers as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-cross-headers

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-devel

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-rt-64k-core as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-64k-core

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-rt-64k-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-64k-devel-matched

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-rt-debug-kvm as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-debug-kvm

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-rt-modules-partner as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-modules-partner

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • rv as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/rv

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-doc

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • perf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/perf

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-kdump-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-kdump-devel

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-rt-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-doc

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-tools as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-tools

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • bpftool as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/bpftool

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-cross-headers as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-cross-headers

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-debug-modules-internal as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug-modules-internal

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-modules-extra as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-modules-extra

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-rt-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-debug-devel

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-rt-kvm as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-rt-kvm

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-selftests-internal as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-selftests-internal

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • kernel-zfcpdump-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-zfcpdump-devel

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00
  • python3-perf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/python3-perf

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-74440 · Updated 2026-08-17T16:07:17+00:00

All CVSS metrics

  • HIGH 7.8 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • HIGH 7.8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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