In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Revert "drm/gem-dma: Use dma_buf from GEM object instance"
This reverts commit e8afa1557f4f963c9a511bd2c6074a941c308685.
The dma_buf field in struct drm_gem_object is not stable over the
object instance's lifetime. The field becomes NULL when user space
releases the final GEM handle on the buffer object. This resulted
in a NULL-pointer deref.
Workarounds in commit 5307dce878d4 ("drm/gem: Acquire references on
GEM handles for framebuffers") and commit f6bfc9afc751 ("drm/framebuffer:
Acquire internal references on GEM handles") only solved the problem
partially. They especially don't work for buffer objects without a DRM
framebuffer associated.
Hence, this revert to going back to using .import_attach->dmabuf.
v3:
- cc stable
Revert "drm/gem-dma: Use dma_buf from GEM object instance"
This reverts commit e8afa1557f4f963c9a511bd2c6074a941c308685.
The dma_buf field in struct drm_gem_object is not stable over the
object instance's lifetime. The field becomes NULL when user space
releases the final GEM handle on the buffer object. This resulted
in a NULL-pointer deref.
Workarounds in commit 5307dce878d4 ("drm/gem: Acquire references on
GEM handles for framebuffers") and commit f6bfc9afc751 ("drm/framebuffer:
Acquire internal references on GEM handles") only solved the problem
partially. They especially don't work for buffer objects without a DRM
framebuffer associated.
Hence, this revert to going back to using .import_attach->dmabuf.
v3:
- cc stable
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Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Revert "drm/gem-dma: Use dma_buf from GEM object instance" This reverts commit e8afa1557f4f963c9a511bd2c6074a941c308685. The dma_buf field in struct drm_gem_object is not stable over the object instance's lifetime. The field becomes NULL when user space releases the final GEM handle on the buffer object. This resulted in a NULL-pointer deref. Workarounds in commit 5307dce878d4 ("drm/gem: Acquire references on GEM handles for framebuffers") and commit f6bfc9afc751 ("drm/framebuffer: Acquire internal references on GEM handles") only solved the problem partially. They especially don't work for buffer objects without a DRM framebuffer associated. Hence, this revert to going back to using .import_attach->dmabuf. v3: - cc stable | |
Title | Revert "drm/gem-dma: Use dma_buf from GEM object instance" | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-08-22T16:03:02.852Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:24.031Z
Link: CVE-2025-38672

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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-08-22T16:15:42.820
Modified: 2025-08-22T18:08:51.663
Link: CVE-2025-38672


Updated: 2025-08-23T10:55:17Z