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CVE-2026-72095

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dma-fence: Make dma_fence_dedup_array() robust against 0-count input dma_fence_dedup_array() returns 1 when called with num_fences == 0: the for-loop body never executes, j stays at 0, and the final `return ++j` yields 1. This contradicts both the kernel-doc ("Return: Number of unique fences remaining in the array") and the natural expectation that 0 input gives 0 output. The caller __dma_fence_unwrap_merge() bails out via the `if (count == 0 || count == 1)` fast path and so is save. But amdgpu_userq_wait_*() could reach the dedup call with a zero local count and dereference an uninitialized fence slot in the array. Make the contract match the documentation by returning 0 early. This also skips an unnecessary sort() call on an empty array.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-08-15 06:21:23.573000
Last modified
2026-10-19 22:17:26.817000
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-08-15T06:21:23.573",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T22:17:26.817",
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndma-fence: Make dma_fence_dedup_array() robust against 0-count input\n\ndma_fence_dedup_array() returns 1 when called with num_fences == 0:\nthe for-loop body never executes, j stays at 0, and the final\n`return ++j` yields 1. This contradicts both the kernel-doc (\"Return:\nNumber of unique fences remaining in the array\") and the natural\nexpectation that 0 input gives 0 output.\n\nThe caller __dma_fence_unwrap_merge() bails out via the\n`if (count == 0 || count == 1)` fast path and so is save.\n\nBut amdgpu_userq_wait_*() could reach the dedup call with a zero local\ncount and dereference an uninitialized fence slot in the array.\n\nMake the contract match the documentation by returning 0 early. This\nalso skips an unnecessary sort() call on an empty array."
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