In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/sti: Fix return type of sti_{dvo,hda,hdmi}_connector_mode_valid()
With clang's kernel control flow integrity (kCFI, CONFIG_CFI_CLANG), indirect call targets are validated against the expected function pointer prototype to make sure the call target is valid to help mitigate ROP attacks. If they are not identical, there is a failure at run time, which manifests as either a kernel panic or thread getting killed. A proposed warning in clang aims to catch these at compile time, which reveals:
drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_hda.c:637:16: error: incompatible function pointer types initializing 'enum drm_mode_status (*)(struct drm_connector *, struct drm_display_mode *)' with an expression of type 'int (struct drm_connector *, struct drm_display_mode *)' [-Werror,-Wincompatible-function-pointer-types-strict] .mode_valid = sti_hda_connector_mode_valid, ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_dvo.c:376:16: error: incompatible function pointer types initializing 'enum drm_mode_status (*)(struct drm_connector *, struct drm_display_mode *)' with an expression of type 'int (struct drm_connector *, struct drm_display_mode *)' [-Werror,-Wincompatible-function-pointer-types-strict] .mode_valid = sti_dvo_connector_mode_valid, ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_hdmi.c:1035:16: error: incompatible function pointer types initializing 'enum drm_mode_status (*)(struct drm_connector *, struct drm_display_mode *)' with an expression of type 'int (struct drm_connector *, struct drm_display_mode *)' [-Werror,-Wincompatible-function-pointer-types-strict] .mode_valid = sti_hdmi_connector_mode_valid, ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
->mode_valid() in 'struct drm_connector_helper_funcs' expects a return type of 'enum drm_mode_status', not 'int'. Adjust the return type of sti_{dvo,hda,hdmi}_connector_mode_valid() to match the prototype's to resolve the warning and CFI failure.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Sep 17, 2025 | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-iotUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-4.15Upgrade linux-ibm-5.4Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-gcp-4.15Upgrade linux-hweUpgrade linux-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-aws-hweUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-aws | Sep 19, 2025 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 15, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 |
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