In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
habanalabs: fix UAF in export_dmabuf()
As soon as we'd inserted a file reference into descriptor table, another thread could close it. That's fine for the case when all we are doing is returning that descriptor to userland (it's a race, but it's a userland race and there's nothing the kernel can do about it). However, if we follow fd_install() with any kind of access to objects that would be destroyed on close (be it the struct file itself or anything destroyed by its ->release()), we have a UAF.
dma_buf_fd() is a combination of reserving a descriptor and fd_install(). habanalabs export_dmabuf() calls it and then proceeds to access the objects destroyed on close. In particular, it grabs an extra reference to another struct file that will be dropped as part of ->release() for ours; that "will be" is actually "might have already been".
Fix that by reserving descriptor before anything else and do fd_install() only when everything had been set up. As a side benefit, we no longer have the failure exit with file already created, but reference to underlying file (as well as ->dmabuf_export_cnt, etc.) not grabbed yet; unlike dma_buf_fd(), fd_install() can't fail.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-azure-devel | Dec 5, 2025 | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1044-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-azureUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1051-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2037-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-genericUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1023-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-raspiUpgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1041-realtime | Feb 12, 2026 | Sep 4, 2025 |
With curated Threat Intelligence, you can see which vulnerabilities truly put you at risk, prioritize what matters most, and act before attackers do.
Explore Intelligence Hub