accel/amdxdna: Fix VMA access race

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-72331 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in accel/amdxdna: Fix VMA access race. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 15, 2026Updated Aug 17, 2026Source checked Sep 29, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 15, 2026Material review Aug 17, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: High · CVSS 7.8
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Linux/Linuxgeneric	>=e486147c912f653ef4b60a6c7dbd4168a4c56a9f <bea20225c67fed9be3e98619c77af6ee3f43fe07 \|\| >=e486147c912f653ef4b60a6c7dbd4168a4c56a9f <1ba02717e821cf14ece642273958647e79698d3d	bea20225c67fed9be3e98619c77af6ee3f43fe07, 1ba02717e821cf14ece642273958647e79698d3d
Linux/Linuxgeneric	6.16	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Linux/Linux, Linux/Linux.
Review the reported fix. Update Linux/Linux to bea20225c67fed9be3e98619c77af6ee3f43fe07 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Aug 17, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/amdxdna: Fix VMA access race aie2_populate_range() and amdxdna_umap_release() access a saved VMA pointer that may have already been freed, leading to a potential use-after-free. Remove the VMA accesses from these functions to avoid the race.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.