CVE-2026-23471 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2026-23471
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress
Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity:
    Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
  • Attack Vector:
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2026-23471 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Last updated: 🕐 07 Apr 2026, 13:20 UTC
Originally published on: 🕓 03 Apr 2026, 16:16 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 3 days

CVSS Release:

CVE-2026-23471 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-23471: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm: Fix use-after-free on framebuffers and property blobs when calling drm_dev_unplug When trying to do a rather aggressive test of igt's "xe_module_load --r reload" with a full desktop environment and game running I noticed a few OOPSes when dereferencing freed pointers, related to framebuffers and property blobs after the compositor exits. Solve this by guarding the freeing in drm_file with drm_dev_enter/exit, and immediately put the references from struct drm_file objects during drm_dev_unplug(). Related warnings for framebuffers on the subtest: [ 739.713076] ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARN_ON(!list_empty(&dev->mode_config.fb_list)) [ 739.713079] WARNING: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c:584 at drm_mode_config_cleanup+0x30b/0x320 [drm], CPU#12: xe_module_load/13145 .... [ 739.713328] Call Trace: [ 739.713330] <TASK> [ 739.713335] ? intel_pmdemand_destroy_state+0x11/0x20 [xe] [ 739.713574] ? intel_atomic_global_obj_cleanup+0xe4/0x1a0 [xe] [ 739.713794] intel_display_driver_remove_noirq+0x51/0xb0 [xe] [ 739.714041] xe_display_fini_early+0x33/0x50 [xe] [ 739.714284] devm_action_release+0xf/0x20 [ 739.714294] devres_release_all+0xad/0xf0 [ 739.714301] device_unbind_cleanup+0x12/0xa0 [ 739.714305] device_release_driver_internal+0x1b7/0x210 [ 739.714311] device_driver_detach+0x14/0x20 [ 739.714315] unbind_store+0xa6/0xb0 [ 739.714319] drv_attr_store+0x21/0x30 [ 739.714322] sysfs_kf_write+0x48/0x60 [ 739.714328] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x16b/0x240 [ 739.714333] vfs_write+0x266/0x520 [ 739.714341] ksys_write+0x72/0xe0 [ 739.714345] __x64_sys_write+0x19/0x20 [ 739.714347] x64_sys_call+0xa15/0xa30 [ 739.714355] do_syscall_64+0xd8/0xab0 [ 739.714361] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53 and [ 739.714459] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 739.714461] xe 0000:67:00.0: [drm] drm_WARN_ON(!list_empty(&fb->filp_head)) [ 739.714464] WARNING: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_framebuffer.c:833 at drm_framebuffer_free+0x6c/0x90 [drm], CPU#12: xe_module_load/13145 [ 739.714715] RIP: 0010:drm_framebuffer_free+0x7a/0x90 [drm] ... [ 739.714869] Call Trace: [ 739.714871] <TASK> [ 739.714876] drm_mode_config_cleanup+0x26a/0x320 [drm] [ 739.714998] ? __drm_printfn_seq_file+0x20/0x20 [drm] [ 739.715115] ? drm_mode_config_cleanup+0x207/0x320 [drm] [ 739.715235] intel_display_driver_remove_noirq+0x51/0xb0 [xe] [ 739.715576] xe_display_fini_early+0x33/0x50 [xe] [ 739.715821] devm_action_release+0xf/0x20 [ 739.715828] devres_release_all+0xad/0xf0 [ 739.715843] device_unbind_cleanup+0x12/0xa0 [ 739.715850] device_release_driver_internal+0x1b7/0x210 [ 739.715856] device_driver_detach+0x14/0x20 [ 739.715860] unbind_store+0xa6/0xb0 [ 739.715865] drv_attr_store+0x21/0x30 [ 739.715868] sysfs_kf_write+0x48/0x60 [ 739.715873] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x16b/0x240 [ 739.715878] vfs_write+0x266/0x520 [ 739.715886] ksys_write+0x72/0xe0 [ 739.715890] __x64_sys_write+0x19/0x20 [ 739.715893] x64_sys_call+0xa15/0xa30 [ 739.715900] do_syscall_64+0xd8/0xab0 [ 739.715905] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53 and then finally file close blows up: [ 743.186530] Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdead000000000122: 0000 [#1] SMP [ 743.186535] CPU: 3 UID: 1000 PID: 3453 Comm: kwin_wayland Tainted: G W 7.0.0-rc1-valkyria+ #110 PREEMPT_{RT,(lazy)} [ 743.186537] Tainted: [W]=WARN [ 743.186538] Hardware name: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X299 AORUS Gaming 3/X299 AORUS Gaming 3-CF, BIOS F8n 12/06/2021 [ 743.186539] RIP: 0010:drm_framebuffer_cleanup+0x55/0xc0 [drm] [ 743.186588] Code: d8 72 73 0f b6 42 05 ff c3 39 c3 72 e8 49 8d bd 50 07 00 00 31 f6 e8 3a 80 d3 e1 49 8b 44 24 10 49 8d 7c 24 08 49 8b 54 24 08 <48> 3b 38 0f 85 95 7f 02 00 48 3b 7a 08 0f 85 8b 7f 02 00 48 89 42 [ 743.186589] RSP: 0018:ffffc900085e3cf8 EFLAGS: 00 ---truncated---

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2026-23471

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2026-23471 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2026-23471

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2026-23471.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2026-23471, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2026-23471, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2026-23471 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2026-23471 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2026-23471 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2026-23471 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

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