CVE-2026-31479: drm/xe: always keep track of remap prev/next

Published Apr 22, 2026
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/xe: always keep track of remap prev/next

During 3D workload, user is reporting hitting:

[ 413.361679] WARNING: drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xevm.c:1217 at vmbindioctlopsunwind+0x1e2/0x2e0 [xe], CPU#7: vkd3dqueue/9925 [ 413.361944] CPU: 7 UID: 1000 PID: 9925 Comm: vkd3dqueue Kdump: loaded Not tainted 7.0.0-070000rc3-generic #202603090038 PREEMPT(lazy) [ 413.361949] RIP: 0010:vmbindioctlopsunwind+0x1e2/0x2e0 [xe] [ 413.362074] RSP: 0018:ffffd4c25c3df930 EFLAGS: 00010282 [ 413.362077] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8f3ee817ed10 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 413.362078] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 [ 413.362079] RBP: ffffd4c25c3df980 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 [ 413.362081] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff8f41fbf99380 [ 413.362082] R13: ffff8f3ee817e968 R14: 00000000ffffffef R15: ffff8f43d00bd380 [ 413.362083] FS: 00000001040ff6c0(0000) GS:ffff8f4696d89000(0000) knlGS:00000000330b0000 [ 413.362085] CS: 0010 DS: 002b ES: 002b CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 413.362086] CR2: 00007ddfc4747000 CR3: 00000002e6262005 CR4: 0000000000f72ef0 [ 413.362088] PKRU: 55555554 [ 413.362089] Call Trace: [ 413.362092] <TASK> [ 413.362096] xevmbindioctl+0xa9a/0xc60 [xe]

Which seems to hint that the vma we are re-inserting for the ops unwind is either invalid or overlapping with something already inserted in the vm. It shouldn't be invalid since this is a re-insertion, so must have worked before. Leaving the likely culprit as something already placed where we want to insert the vma.

Following from that, for the case where we do something like a rebind in the middle of a vma, and one or both mapped ends are already compatible, we skip doing the rebind of those vma and set next/prev to NULL. As well as then adjust the original unmap va range, to avoid unmapping the ends. However, if we trigger the unwind path, we end up with three va, with the two ends never being removed and the original va range in the middle still being the shrunken size.

If this occurs, one failure mode is when another unwind op needs to interact with that range, which can happen with a vector of binds. For example, if we need to re-insert something in place of the original va. In this case the va is still the shrunken version, so when removing it and then doing a re-insert it can overlap with the ends, which were never removed, triggering a warning like above, plus leaving the vm in a bad state.

With that, we need two things here:

1) Stop nuking the prev/next tracking for the skip cases. Instead relying on checking for skip prev/next, where needed. That way on the unwind path, we now correctly remove both ends.

2) Undo the unmap va shrinkage, on the unwind path. With the two ends now removed the unmap va should expand back to the original size again, before re-insertion.

v2: - Update the explanation in the commit message, based on an actual IGT of triggering this issue, rather than conjecture. - Also undo the unmap shrinkage, for the skip case. With the two ends now removed, the original unmap va range should expand back to the original range. v3: - Track the old start/range separately. vmasize/start() uses the va info directly.

(cherry picked from commit aec6969f75afbf4e01fd5fb5850ed3e9c27043ac)

Affected Software

12 affected components
Linux Linux kernel
Linux Linux kernel>=6.8.1<6.12.80
Linux Linux kernel>=6.13<6.18.21
Linux Linux kernel>=6.19<6.19.11
Linux Linux kernel=6.8
Linux Linux kernel=7.0-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=7.0-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=7.0-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=7.0-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=7.0-rc5
Linux Linux kernel=7.0-rc6
Linux Linux kernel=7.0-rc7

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Linux kernel (drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.0.0-070000rc3-genericPatch resolved

Event History

Apr 22, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:54 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:54 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:16 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Who is realistically exposed to this issue?

Systems running the Linux kernel with the drm/xe graphics driver are the relevant population. The reported failure occurred during a 3D workload in a process named vkd3d_queue.

2

What level of access does an attacker need?

The supplied severity vector indicates local attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, and no user interaction. It also indicates potential high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

3

How can I tell whether this issue is being encountered?

The report shows a kernel warning in the xe driver at vm_bind_ioctl_ops_unwind in drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c:1217 during a 3D workload. Kernel logs containing this warning and function name are an indicator of the reported condition.

4

Is a fix available?

Yes. The vulnerability description states that it has been resolved, and three stable Linux kernel commit references are provided.

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