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

drm/xe: Limit num_syncs to prevent oversized allocations

The exec and vm_bind ioctl allow userspace to specify an arbitrary
num_syncs value. Without bounds checking, a very large num_syncs
can force an excessively large allocation, leading to kernel warnings
from the page allocator as below.

Introduce DRM_XE_MAX_SYNCS (set to 1024) and reject any request
exceeding this limit.

"
------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1217 at mm/page_alloc.c:5124 __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x2f8/0x2180 mm/page_alloc.c:5124
...
Call Trace:
<TASK>
alloc_pages_mpol+0xe4/0x330 mm/mempolicy.c:2416
___kmalloc_large_node+0xd8/0x110 mm/slub.c:4317
__kmalloc_large_node_noprof+0x18/0xe0 mm/slub.c:4348
__do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:4364 [inline]
__kmalloc_noprof+0x3d4/0x4b0 mm/slub.c:4388
kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:909 [inline]
kmalloc_array_noprof include/linux/slab.h:948 [inline]
xe_exec_ioctl+0xa47/0x1e70 drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec.c:158
drm_ioctl_kernel+0x1f1/0x3e0 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c:797
drm_ioctl+0x5e7/0xc50 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c:894
xe_drm_ioctl+0x10b/0x170 drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.c:224
vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
__do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:598 [inline]
__se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:584 [inline]
__x64_sys_ioctl+0x18b/0x210 fs/ioctl.c:584
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xbb/0x380 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
...
"

v2: Add "Reported-by" and Cc stable kernels.
v3: Change XE_MAX_SYNCS from 64 to 1024. (Matt & Ashutosh)
v4: s/XE_MAX_SYNCS/DRM_XE_MAX_SYNCS/ (Matt)
v5: Do the check at the top of the exec func. (Matt)

(cherry picked from commit b07bac9bd708ec468cd1b8a5fe70ae2ac9b0a11c)
Published: 2026-01-13
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6126-1 linux security update
History

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Limit num_syncs to prevent oversized allocations The exec and vm_bind ioctl allow userspace to specify an arbitrary num_syncs value. Without bounds checking, a very large num_syncs can force an excessively large allocation, leading to kernel warnings from the page allocator as below. Introduce DRM_XE_MAX_SYNCS (set to 1024) and reject any request exceeding this limit. " ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1217 at mm/page_alloc.c:5124 __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x2f8/0x2180 mm/page_alloc.c:5124 ... Call Trace: <TASK> alloc_pages_mpol+0xe4/0x330 mm/mempolicy.c:2416 ___kmalloc_large_node+0xd8/0x110 mm/slub.c:4317 __kmalloc_large_node_noprof+0x18/0xe0 mm/slub.c:4348 __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:4364 [inline] __kmalloc_noprof+0x3d4/0x4b0 mm/slub.c:4388 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:909 [inline] kmalloc_array_noprof include/linux/slab.h:948 [inline] xe_exec_ioctl+0xa47/0x1e70 drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec.c:158 drm_ioctl_kernel+0x1f1/0x3e0 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c:797 drm_ioctl+0x5e7/0xc50 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c:894 xe_drm_ioctl+0x10b/0x170 drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.c:224 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:598 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:584 [inline] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x18b/0x210 fs/ioctl.c:584 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xbb/0x380 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f ... " v2: Add "Reported-by" and Cc stable kernels. v3: Change XE_MAX_SYNCS from 64 to 1024. (Matt & Ashutosh) v4: s/XE_MAX_SYNCS/DRM_XE_MAX_SYNCS/ (Matt) v5: Do the check at the top of the exec func. (Matt) (cherry picked from commit b07bac9bd708ec468cd1b8a5fe70ae2ac9b0a11c)
Title drm/xe: Limit num_syncs to prevent oversized allocations
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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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-09T08:33:50.835Z

Reserved: 2025-12-24T10:30:51.045Z

Link: CVE-2025-68802

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-13T16:16:02.260

Modified: 2026-01-14T16:26:00.933

Link: CVE-2025-68802

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-01-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-68802 - Bugzilla

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