Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Fix vmbindioctl...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/xe: Fix vm_bind_ioctl double free bug
If the argument check during an array bind fails, the bind_ops are freed
twice as seen below. Fix this by setting bind_ops to NULL after freeing.
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BUG: KASAN: double-free in xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x1b2/0x21f0 [xe]
Free of addr ffff88813bb9b800 by task xe_vm/14198
CPU: 5 UID: 0 PID: 14198 Comm: xe_vm Not tainted 6.16.0-xe-eudebug-cmanszew+ #520 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: Intel Corporation Alder Lake Client Platform/AlderLake-P DDR5 RVP, BIOS ADLPFWI1.R00.2411.A02.2110081023 10/08/2021
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x82/0xd0
print_report+0xcb/0x610
? __virt_addr_valid+0x19a/0x300
? xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x1b2/0x21f0 [xe]
kasan_report_invalid_free+0xc8/0xf0
? xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x1b2/0x21f0 [xe]
? xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x1b2/0x21f0 [xe]
check_slab_allocation+0x102/0x130
kfree+0x10d/0x440
? should_fail_ex+0x57/0x2f0
? xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x1b2/0x21f0 [xe]
xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x1b2/0x21f0 [xe]
? __pfx_xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x10/0x10 [xe]
? __lock_acquire+0xab9/0x27f0
? lock_acquire+0x165/0x300
? drm_dev_enter+0x53/0xe0 [drm]
? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80
? drm_dev_exit+0x30/0x50 [drm]
? drm_ioctl_kernel+0x128/0x1c0 [drm]
drm_ioctl_kernel+0x128/0x1c0 [drm]
? __pfx_xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x10/0x10 [xe]
? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80
? __pfx_drm_ioctl_kernel+0x10/0x10 [drm]
? should_fail_ex+0x57/0x2f0
? __pfx_xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x10/0x10 [xe]
drm_ioctl+0x352/0x620 [drm]
? __pfx_drm_ioctl+0x10/0x10 [drm]
? __pfx_rpm_resume+0x10/0x10
? do_raw_spin_lock+0x11a/0x1b0
? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80
? __pm_runtime_resume+0x61/0xc0
? rcu_is_watching+0x20/0x50
? trace_irq_enable.constprop.0+0xac/0xe0
xe_drm_ioctl+0x91/0xc0 [xe]
__x64_sys_ioctl+0xb2/0x100
? rcu_is_watching+0x20/0x50
do_syscall_64+0x68/0x2e0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
RIP: 0033:0x7fa9acb24ded
(cherry picked from commit a01b704527c28a2fd43a17a85f8996b75ec8492a)
Impact
CVE-2025-38731 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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- What is CVE-2025-38731? CVE-2025-38731 is a high-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38731? CVE-2025-38731 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-38731? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-38731 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-38731 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-38731 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-38731 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.