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

drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drm_crtc_commit after release

The atmel_hlcdc_plane_atomic_duplicate_state() callback was copying
the atmel_hlcdc_plane state structure without properly duplicating the
drm_plane_state. In particular, state->commit remained set to the old
state commit, which can lead to a use-after-free in the next
drm_atomic_commit() call.

Fix this by calling
__drm_atomic_helper_duplicate_plane_state(), which correctly clones
the base drm_plane_state (including the ->commit pointer).

It has been seen when closing and re-opening the device node while
another DRM client (e.g. fbdev) is still attached:

=============================================================================
BUG kmalloc-64 (Not tainted): Poison overwritten
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

0xc611b344-0xc611b344 @offset=836. First byte 0x6a instead of 0x6b
FIX kmalloc-64: Restoring Poison 0xc611b344-0xc611b344=0x6b
Allocated in drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit+0x1e8/0x7bc age=178 cpu=0
pid=29
drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit+0x1e8/0x7bc
drm_atomic_helper_commit+0x3c/0x15c
drm_atomic_commit+0xc0/0xf4
drm_framebuffer_remove+0x4cc/0x5a8
drm_mode_rmfb_work_fn+0x6c/0x80
process_one_work+0x12c/0x2cc
worker_thread+0x2a8/0x400
kthread+0xc0/0xdc
ret_from_fork+0x14/0x28
Freed in drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done+0x100/0x150 age=8 cpu=0
pid=169
drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done+0x100/0x150
drm_atomic_helper_commit_tail+0x64/0x8c
commit_tail+0x168/0x18c
drm_atomic_helper_commit+0x138/0x15c
drm_atomic_commit+0xc0/0xf4
drm_atomic_helper_set_config+0x84/0xb8
drm_mode_setcrtc+0x32c/0x810
drm_ioctl+0x20c/0x488
sys_ioctl+0x14c/0xc20
ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x54
Slab 0xef8bc360 objects=21 used=16 fp=0xc611b7c0
flags=0x200(workingset|zone=0)
Object 0xc611b340 @offset=832 fp=0xc611b7c0
Published: 2026-05-06
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Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drm_crtc_commit after release The atmel_hlcdc_plane_atomic_duplicate_state() callback was copying the atmel_hlcdc_plane state structure without properly duplicating the drm_plane_state. In particular, state->commit remained set to the old state commit, which can lead to a use-after-free in the next drm_atomic_commit() call. Fix this by calling __drm_atomic_helper_duplicate_plane_state(), which correctly clones the base drm_plane_state (including the ->commit pointer). It has been seen when closing and re-opening the device node while another DRM client (e.g. fbdev) is still attached: ============================================================================= BUG kmalloc-64 (Not tainted): Poison overwritten ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0xc611b344-0xc611b344 @offset=836. First byte 0x6a instead of 0x6b FIX kmalloc-64: Restoring Poison 0xc611b344-0xc611b344=0x6b Allocated in drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit+0x1e8/0x7bc age=178 cpu=0 pid=29 drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit+0x1e8/0x7bc drm_atomic_helper_commit+0x3c/0x15c drm_atomic_commit+0xc0/0xf4 drm_framebuffer_remove+0x4cc/0x5a8 drm_mode_rmfb_work_fn+0x6c/0x80 process_one_work+0x12c/0x2cc worker_thread+0x2a8/0x400 kthread+0xc0/0xdc ret_from_fork+0x14/0x28 Freed in drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done+0x100/0x150 age=8 cpu=0 pid=169 drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done+0x100/0x150 drm_atomic_helper_commit_tail+0x64/0x8c commit_tail+0x168/0x18c drm_atomic_helper_commit+0x138/0x15c drm_atomic_commit+0xc0/0xf4 drm_atomic_helper_set_config+0x84/0xb8 drm_mode_setcrtc+0x32c/0x810 drm_ioctl+0x20c/0x488 sys_ioctl+0x14c/0xc20 ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x54 Slab 0xef8bc360 objects=21 used=16 fp=0xc611b7c0 flags=0x200(workingset|zone=0) Object 0xc611b340 @offset=832 fp=0xc611b7c0
Title drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drm_crtc_commit after release
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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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-06T11:28:31.543Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.995Z

Link: CVE-2026-43236

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-06T12:16:43.817

Modified: 2026-05-06T13:07:51.607

Link: CVE-2026-43236

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