In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amdgpu: fix lock warning in amdgpu_userq_fence_driver_process

Fix a potential deadlock caused by inconsistent spinlock usage
between interrupt and process contexts in the userq fence driver.

The issue occurs when amdgpu_userq_fence_driver_process() is called
from both:
- Interrupt context: gfx_v11_0_eop_irq() -> amdgpu_userq_fence_driver_process()
- Process context: amdgpu_eviction_fence_suspend_worker() ->
amdgpu_userq_fence_driver_force_completion() -> amdgpu_userq_fence_driver_process()

In interrupt context, the spinlock was acquired without disabling
interrupts, leaving it in {IN-HARDIRQ-W} state. When the same lock
is acquired in process context, the kernel detects inconsistent
locking since the process context acquisition would enable interrupts
while holding a lock previously acquired in interrupt context.

Kernel log shows:
[ 4039.310790] inconsistent {IN-HARDIRQ-W} -> {HARDIRQ-ON-W} usage.
[ 4039.310804] kworker/7:2/409 [HC0[0]:SC0[0]:HE1:SE1] takes:
[ 4039.310818] ffff9284e1bed000 (&fence_drv->fence_list_lock){?...}-{3:3},
[ 4039.310993] {IN-HARDIRQ-W} state was registered at:
[ 4039.311004] lock_acquire+0xc6/0x300
[ 4039.311018] _raw_spin_lock+0x39/0x80
[ 4039.311031] amdgpu_userq_fence_driver_process.part.0+0x30/0x180 [amdgpu]
[ 4039.311146] amdgpu_userq_fence_driver_process+0x17/0x30 [amdgpu]
[ 4039.311257] gfx_v11_0_eop_irq+0x132/0x170 [amdgpu]

Fix by using spin_lock_irqsave()/spin_unlock_irqrestore() to properly
manage interrupt state regardless of calling context.

(cherry picked from commit ded3ad780cf97a04927773c4600823b84f7f3cc2)
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Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: fix lock warning in amdgpu_userq_fence_driver_process Fix a potential deadlock caused by inconsistent spinlock usage between interrupt and process contexts in the userq fence driver. The issue occurs when amdgpu_userq_fence_driver_process() is called from both: - Interrupt context: gfx_v11_0_eop_irq() -> amdgpu_userq_fence_driver_process() - Process context: amdgpu_eviction_fence_suspend_worker() -> amdgpu_userq_fence_driver_force_completion() -> amdgpu_userq_fence_driver_process() In interrupt context, the spinlock was acquired without disabling interrupts, leaving it in {IN-HARDIRQ-W} state. When the same lock is acquired in process context, the kernel detects inconsistent locking since the process context acquisition would enable interrupts while holding a lock previously acquired in interrupt context. Kernel log shows: [ 4039.310790] inconsistent {IN-HARDIRQ-W} -> {HARDIRQ-ON-W} usage. [ 4039.310804] kworker/7:2/409 [HC0[0]:SC0[0]:HE1:SE1] takes: [ 4039.310818] ffff9284e1bed000 (&fence_drv->fence_list_lock){?...}-{3:3}, [ 4039.310993] {IN-HARDIRQ-W} state was registered at: [ 4039.311004] lock_acquire+0xc6/0x300 [ 4039.311018] _raw_spin_lock+0x39/0x80 [ 4039.311031] amdgpu_userq_fence_driver_process.part.0+0x30/0x180 [amdgpu] [ 4039.311146] amdgpu_userq_fence_driver_process+0x17/0x30 [amdgpu] [ 4039.311257] gfx_v11_0_eop_irq+0x132/0x170 [amdgpu] Fix by using spin_lock_irqsave()/spin_unlock_irqrestore() to properly manage interrupt state regardless of calling context. (cherry picked from commit ded3ad780cf97a04927773c4600823b84f7f3cc2)
Title drm/amdgpu: fix lock warning in amdgpu_userq_fence_driver_process
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-16T13:48:31.102Z

Reserved: 2025-12-16T13:41:40.255Z

Link: CVE-2025-68203

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Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-16T14:15:53.143

Modified: 2025-12-16T14:15:53.143

Link: CVE-2025-68203

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