# CVE-2026-43395: drm/xe/sync: Cleanup partially initialized sync on parse failure

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-08 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe/sync: Cleanup partially initialized sync on parse failure xe_sync_entry_parse() can allocate references (syncobj, fence, chain fence, or user fence) before hitting a later failure path. Several of those paths returned directly, leaving partially initialized state and leaking refs. Route these error paths through a common free_sync label and call xe_sync_entry_cleanup(sync) before returning the error. (cherry picked from commit f939bdd9207a5d1fc55cced5459858480686ce22)

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91c228f96fcfacc2341a58815b1da8c69da94ebb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af65cd1853599394b94201c08bed7a46717db478
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0af63ffa06306f12592cd3919fad6957b425e1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bfd7575092420ba5a0b944953c95b74a5646ff8

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