# CVE-2025-71308: accel/amdxdna: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in context cleanup

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.57, 6.19.4
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from be462c97b7dfd24999babe39cce3de224ebe1f80, fixed in b569ff8a1bc1bcd4fdc6fd334604a654f61237a1; from be462c97b7dfd24999babe39cce3de224ebe1f80, fixed in 2611c9616cb52d3ed54a6095d72d18e645a6955a; from be462c97b7dfd24999babe39cce3de224ebe1f80, fixed in 97f27573837ef96b4ba42af463cc800cab615c0e
- Linux: 6.14
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.14.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 6.19.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/amdxdna: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in context cleanup aie_destroy_context() is invoked during error handling in aie2_create_context(). However, aie_destroy_context() assumes that the context's mailbox channel pointer is non-NULL. If mailbox channel creation fails, the pointer remains NULL and calling aie_destroy_context() can lead to a NULL pointer dereference. In aie2_create_context(), replace aie_destroy_context() with a function which request firmware to remove the context created previously.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b569ff8a1bc1bcd4fdc6fd334604a654f61237a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2611c9616cb52d3ed54a6095d72d18e645a6955a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97f27573837ef96b4ba42af463cc800cab615c0e

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