In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/virtio: fix dma_fence refcount leak on error in virtio_gpu_dma_fence_wait()
dma_fence_unwrap_for_each() internally calls dma_fence_unwrap_first() which does cursor->chain = dma_fence_get(head), taking an extra reference. On normal loop completion, dma_fence_unwrap_next() releases this via dma_fence_chain_walk() -> dma_fence_put().
When virtio_gpu_do_fence_wait() fails and the function returns early from inside the loop, the cursor->chain reference is never released. This is the only caller in the entire kernel that does an early return inside dma_fence_unwrap_for_each.
Add dma_fence_put(itr.chain) before the early return.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.12Upgrade microvm-kernel6.18Upgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.94-123.174Upgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.36-69.134Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo | Jul 21, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04 | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 13, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
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