In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm: Fix use-after-free read in drm_getunique()
There is a time-of-check-to-time-of-use error in drm_getunique() due to retrieving file_priv->master prior to locking the device's master mutex.
An example can be seen in the crash report of the use-after-free error found by Syzbot: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=148d2f1dfac64af52ffd27b661981a540724f803
In the report, the master pointer was used after being freed. This is because another process had acquired the device's master mutex in drm_setmaster_ioctl(), then overwrote fpriv->master in drm_new_set_master(). The old value of fpriv->master was subsequently freed before the mutex was unlocked.
To fix this, we lock the device's master mutex before retrieving the pointer from from fpriv->master. This patch passes the Syzbot reproducer test.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.238-182.421Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-devel | Mar 3, 2025 | May 21, 2024 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Mar 2, 2025 | May 21, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | May 21, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel | Oct 8, 2024 | May 21, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools | Oct 8, 2024 | May 21, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 21, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-preempt-develUpgrade kernel-preemptUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-docs | Aug 9, 2024 | May 21, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-hweUpgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-gcp-4.15Upgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-azure-4.15Upgrade linux-aws-hweUpgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-aws | Nov 19, 2024 | May 21, 2024 |
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