Kernel NULL dereference via same-VM buffer eviction
Published Oct 30, 2025 · Updated Oct 30, 2025
NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel 6.8 through 6.17.4 and 6.18-rc1 allows attackers to fault the drm/xe bind pipeline. An array of VM binds permits xe_bo_validate to evict another buffer object in the same VM, leaving a NULL reference for later bind processing. Reachability requires the drm/xe driver and the affected array-binding path; the disclosed consequence is the kernel pointer fault.
Summary
What happened
NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel 6.8 through 6.17.4 and 6.18-rc1 allows attackers to fault the drm/xe bind pipeline. An array of VM binds permits xe_bo_validate to evict another buffer object in the same VM, leaving a NULL reference for later bind processing. Reachability requires the drm/xe driver and the affected array-binding path; the disclosed consequence is the kernel pointer fault.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-40086
- Published
- Oct 30, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 30, 2025
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- T1499
- Attack vector
- Unavailable
- Privileges
- Unavailable
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- Oct 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.8
- Affected versionversion=dd08ebf6c3525a7ea2186e636df064ea47281987 <5aa0ab0ba7d94549cfe17d6ef7a4f33ba1de8384
- Affected versionversion=dd08ebf6c3525a7ea2186e636df064ea47281987 <7ac74613e5f2ef3450f44fd2127198662c2563a9
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