In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/vc4: Stop the active perfmon before being destroyed
Upon closing the file descriptor, the active performance monitor is not stopped. Although all perfmons are destroyed in `vc4_perfmon_close_file()`, the active performance monitor's pointer (`vc4->active_perfmon`) is still retained.
If we open a new file descriptor and submit a few jobs with performance monitors, the driver will attempt to stop the active performance monitor using the stale pointer in `vc4->active_perfmon`. However, this pointer is no longer valid because the previous process has already terminated, and all performance monitors associated with it have been destroyed and freed.
To fix this, when the active performance monitor belongs to a given process, explicitly stop it before destroying and freeing it.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Nov 11, 2024 | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-genericUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-oracleUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2023-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1005-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-56-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1008-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-gcpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1021-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-57-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1018-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-57-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-56-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-raspiUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1008-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-awsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-56-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-56-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-oracle | Feb 20, 2025 | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 9, 2025 | Nov 8, 2024 |
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