CVE-2026-43396

What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe/sync: Fix user fence leak on alloc failure When dma_fence_chain_alloc() fails, properly release the user fence reference to prevent a memory leak. (cherry picked from commit a5d5634cde48a9fcd68c8504aa07f89f175074a0)

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2026-05-08 15:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 10:49 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published

2026-05-08 15:16 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 10:49 UTC

Exploit probability

0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-401

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• Linux Kernel < 6.18.20
• Linux Kernel < 6.19.9
• Linux Kernel 6.18
• Linux Kernel 7.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High