CVE-2025-38731

  • Published: 2025-09-05T18:15:42.277

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.

==================================================================
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)

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How to fix CVE-2025-38731

CVE-2025-38731 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: 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. ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: double-free in xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0x1b2/0x21f0 [xe] Free of addr ffff88813bb9b800 by task […]

Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product

2 Immediate actions

- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

HARD
⏱️ Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public Exploits: Rare or not public

Vulnerability Timeline

Sep 05, 2025
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Nov 12, 2025
Imported to Database

Added to this CVE tracking system

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