# CVE-2026-31784: drm/xe/pxp: Clear restart flag in pxp\_start after jumping back

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-01 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.17

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe/pxp: Clear restart flag in pxp_start after jumping back If we don't clear the flag we'll keep jumping back at the beginning of the function once we reach the end. (cherry picked from commit 0850ec7bb2459602351639dccf7a68a03c9d1ee0)

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e962e68a9d26135af67c423767c0983d9ad94c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/400ee45f80480c05c3fa673967f25faab8323753
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76903b2057c8677c2c006e87fede15f496555dc0

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