GHSA-6F96-MHG4-CFW6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-16 12:30 – Updated: 2026-09-16 12:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm: Fix drm_crtc_commit leak if signaled when PAGE_FLIP_EVENT is used
Commit 1c6ceeee6ebb ("drm/atomic: Fix memleak on ERESTARTSYS during non-blocking commits") fixed a very similar issue when the event was allocated by drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit() itself.
However, if the event is allocated in prepare_signaling(), it will also be set to NULL in complete_signaling(), which prevents drm_crtc_commit from being put in __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_destroy_state().
Dropping the reference when the event is set to NULL at complete_signaling() fixes the leak.
The leak can be reproduced by sending a signal to the thread using DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_EVENT and using a sw_sync fence to cause the atomic ioctl to block at drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_fences(). It happened both with amdgpu and vkms.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-89816"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-16T11:16:46Z",
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm: Fix drm_crtc_commit leak if signaled when PAGE_FLIP_EVENT is used\n\nCommit 1c6ceeee6ebb (\"drm/atomic: Fix memleak on ERESTARTSYS during\nnon-blocking commits\") fixed a very similar issue when the event was\nallocated by drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit() itself.\n\nHowever, if the event is allocated in prepare_signaling(), it will also be\nset to NULL in complete_signaling(), which prevents drm_crtc_commit from\nbeing put in __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_destroy_state().\n\nDropping the reference when the event is set to NULL at\ncomplete_signaling() fixes the leak.\n\nThe leak can be reproduced by sending a signal to the thread using\nDRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_EVENT and using a sw_sync fence to cause the atomic\nioctl to block at drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_fences(). It happened both\nwith amdgpu and vkms.",
"id": "GHSA-6f96-mhg4-cfw6",
"modified": "2026-09-16T12:30:37Z",
"published": "2026-09-16T12:30:37Z",
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