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        "dateReserved": "2026-08-09T03:40:39.919Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-08-15T05:55:39.296Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T05:42:50.096Z"
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                    "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\naccel/amdxdna: Fix potential amdxdna_umap lifetime race\n\namdxdna_umap_release() calls the blocking mmu_interval_notifier_remove()\nbefore removing the object from abo->mem.umap_list. If\naie2_populate_range() runs concurrently, it may obtain a reference to an\namdxdna_umap that is being released, leading to a potential use-after-free.\n\nUse kref_get_unless_zero() in aie2_populate_range() when acquiring a\nreference. If the reference count has already dropped to zero, release\nis in progress and the entry is skipped."
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                            "value": "AV:L - Exploitation requires local DRM ioctls (AMDXDNA_EXEC_CMD) and mmap/munmap on the AMD XDNA NPU accel node (/dev/accel/accel* or renderD*); there is no network, adjacent-radio, or physical-bus path to aie2_populate_range().\nAC:L - This is a lifetime race between munmap-driven amdxdna_umap_release() and command-submit-driven aie2_populate_range(); the attacker controls both sides with concurrent threads (unmap/invalidate vs EXEC_CMD), so no timing or state outside attacker control is required.\nPR:L - Vulnerable ioctls (CREATE_BO, EXEC_CMD, mmap) are registered with DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV flags 0 (no DRM_ROOT_ONLY/DRM_AUTH); any unprivileged local user permitted to open the AMD NPU accel device on Ryzen AI systems can trigger the race.\nUI:N - The attacker opens the device, maps buffer objects, and races munmap/invalidation against their own EXEC_CMD submissions; no separate victim user action or interaction is required.\nS:U - The use-after-free corrupts kernel heap objects within the same kernel security authority; it is not a VM escape, hypervisor breakout, or IOMMU DMA-boundary bypass as a direct consequence of the flaw.\nC:H - Use-after-free of kmalloc amdxdna_umap lets attacker-controlled heap spray reclaim freed notifier/range metadata; subsequent hmm_range_fault() and mm_struct dereferences enable arbitrary kernel memory disclosure.\nI:H - UAF on amdxdna_umap gives attacker control over hmm_range and PFN tables used before NPU job submission, enabling heap grooming for arbitrary kernel writes and control-flow hijack toward local privilege escalation.\nA:H - The race dereferences and mutates freed amdxdna_umap and associated mm_struct/hmm_range state, reliably causing kernel oops/panic; repeated concurrent unmap/submit cycles sustain denial of service on the NPU host."
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