In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: gadget: f_fs: Fix DMA fence leak
In ffs_dmabuf_transfer(), a ffs_dma_fence object is kmalloc'd, with the underlying dma_fence later initialized by dma_fence_init(), which sets its kref counter to 1. Then, dma_resv_add_fence() gets a second reference, and a pointer to the ffs_dma_fence is passed as the usb_request's "context" field.
The dma-resv mechanism will manage the second reference, but the first reference is never properly released; the ffs_dmabuf_cleanup() function decreases the reference count, but only to balance with the reference grab in ffs_dmabuf_signal_done().
The code will then slowly leak memory as more ffs_dma_fence objects are created without being ever freed.
Address this issue by transferring ownership of the fence to the DMA reservation object, by calling dma_fence_put() right after dma_resv_add_fence(). The ffs_dma_fence then gets properly discarded after being signalled.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.12Upgrade linux | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 3, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
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