In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Revert "drm/gem-dma: Use dma_buf from GEM object instance"
This reverts commit e8afa1557f4f963c9a511bd2c6074a941c308685.
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
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History
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| CWE | CWE-476 | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1918e79be908b8a2c8757640289bc196c14d928a - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7bdb3104a2f71ec1439d37f8e6e2f201dbcd7cf - Patch |
Information
Published : 2025-08-22 16:15
Updated : 2025-11-25 22:14
NVD link : CVE-2025-38672
Mitre link : CVE-2025-38672
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38672
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference