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.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's accel/amdxdna module. During error handling in the `aie2_create_context()` function, the `aie_destroy_context()` function can be called when a mailbox channel pointer is unexpectedly null. This can lead to a NULL pointer dereference, potentially causing a system crash and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not affected kernel-rt https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71308 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71308 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026052707-CVE-2025-71308-f05e@gregkh/T