Kernel memory exhaustion via leaked buffer reference
Published May 1, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026
Memory leak in the Linux kernel 6.8 DRM Xe driver allows local users to exhaust kernel memory through framebuffer creation errors. intel_fb_bo_framebuffer_init retains a buffer-object reference when framebuffer initialization returns an error instead of releasing that reference. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and repeated access to the DRM Xe error path, with impact limited to a hang or crash from memory exhaustion.
Summary
What happened
Memory leak in the Linux kernel 6.8 DRM Xe driver allows local users to exhaust kernel memory through framebuffer creation errors. intel_fb_bo_framebuffer_init retains a buffer-object reference when framebuffer initialization returns an error instead of releasing that reference. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and repeated access to the DRM Xe error path, with impact limited to a hang or crash from memory exhaustion.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-26985
- Published
- May 1, 2024
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- CWE-401, T1499.001
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 1, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=44e694958b95395bd1c41508c88c8ca141bf9bd7 <652ead9b746a63e4e79d7ad66d3edf0a8a5b0c2f
- Affected versionversion=44e694958b95395bd1c41508c88c8ca141bf9bd7 <7d8ac0942c312abda43b407eff72d31747a7b472
- Affected versionversion=6.8
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