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 However, this pointer is no longer valid because the previous process has already terminated, and all performance monitors associated with it have been destroyed and freed.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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Nov 11, 2024 | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1018-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-56-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-56-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-57-genericUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1008-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-56-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-57-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1021-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-oracleUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1005-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-56-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-azureUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-oemUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1008-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-genericUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2023-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-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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