CVE-2025-38674
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Revert "drm/prime: Use dma_buf from GEM object instance" This reverts commit f83a9b8c7fd0557b0c50784bfdc1bbe9140c9bf8. 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
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2025-08-22 16:15:43.090000
Last modified
2026-11-05 22:17:23.657000
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nRevert \"drm/prime: Use dma_buf from GEM object instance\"\n\nThis reverts commit f83a9b8c7fd0557b0c50784bfdc1bbe9140c9bf8.\n\nThe dma_buf field in struct drm_gem_object is not stable over the\nobject instance's lifetime. The field becomes NULL when user space\nreleases the final GEM handle on the buffer object. This resulted\nin a NULL-pointer deref.\n\nWorkarounds in commit 5307dce878d4 (\"drm/gem: Acquire references on\nGEM handles for framebuffers\") and commit f6bfc9afc751 (\"drm/framebuffer:\nAcquire internal references on GEM handles\") only solved the problem\npartially. They especially don't work for buffer objects without a DRM\nframebuffer associated.\n\nHence, this revert to going back to using .import_attach->dmabuf.\n\nv3:\n- cc stable"
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"value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: Revertir \"drm/prime: Usar dma_buf de la instancia del objeto GEM\". Esto revierte el commit f83a9b8c7fd0557b0c50784bfdc1bbe9140c9bf8. El campo dma_buf en la estructura drm_gem_object no es estable durante la vida útil de la instancia del objeto. El campo se vuelve nulo cuando el espacio de usuario libera el identificador GEM final en el objeto de búfer. Esto resultó en una desreferencia de puntero nulo. Las soluciones alternativas en los commit 5307dce878d4 (\"drm/gem: Adquirir referencias en identificadores GEM para framebuffers\") y f6bfc9afc751 (\"drm/framebuffer: Adquirir referencias internas en identificadores GEM\") solo resolvieron el problema parcialmente. En particular, no funcionan con objetos de búfer sin un framebuffer DRM asociado. Por lo tanto, volvemos a utilizar .import_attach->dmabuf. v3: - cc estable"
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