CVE-2026-52976: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2026-52976 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) security vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-825: Expired Pointer Dereference) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The weakness occurs when the product dereferences a pointer that contains a location for memory that was previously valid, but is no longer valid.. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.
CVE-2026-52976 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.8
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2026-52976
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:treeHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2026-52976, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:treeAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-825: Expired Pointer Dereference, where the product dereferences a pointer that contains a location for memory that was previously valid, but is no longer valid. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"modified" : "2026-08-10T15:33:28Z",
"published" : "2026-06-24T18:32:42Z",
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"details" : "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/xe: Fix error cleanup in xe_exec_queue_create_ioctl()\n\nTwo error handling issues exist in xe_exec_queue_create_ioctl():\n\n1. When xe_hw_engine_group_add_exec_queue() fails, the error path jumps\n to put_exec_queue which skips xe_exec_queue_kill(). If the VM is in\n preempt fence mode, xe_vm_add_compute_exec_queue() has already added\n the queue to the VM's compute exec queue list. Skipping the kill\n leaves the queue on that list, leading to a dangling pointer after\n the queue is freed.\n\n2. When xa_alloc() fails after xe_hw_engine_group_add_exec_queue() has\n succeeded, the error path does not call\n xe_hw_engine_group_del_exec_queue() to remove the queue from the hw\n engine group list. The queue is then freed while still linked into\n the hw engine group, causing a use-after-free.\n\nFix both by:\n- Changing the xe_hw_engine_group_add_exec_queue() failure path to jump\n to kill_exec_queue so that xe_exec_queue_kill() properly removes the\n queue from the VM's compute list.\n- Adding a del_hw_engine_group label before kill_exec_queue for the\n xa_alloc() failure path, which removes the queue from the hw engine\n group before proceeding with the rest of the cleanup.\n\n(cherry picked from commit 37c831f401746a45d510b312b0ed7a77b1e06ec8)",
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