In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dma-fence: Make dma_fence_dedup_array() robust against 0-count input
dma_fence_dedup_array() returns 1 when called with num_fences == 0: the for-loop body never executes, j stays at 0, and the final `return ++j` yields 1. This contradicts both the kernel-doc ("Return: Number of unique fences remaining in the array") and the natural expectation that 0 input gives 0 output.
The caller __dma_fence_unwrap_merge() bails out via the `if (count == 0 || count == 1)` fast path and so is save.
But amdgpu_userq_wait_*() could reach the dedup call with a zero local count and dereference an uninitialized fence slot in the array.
Make the contract match the documentation by returning 0 early. This also skips an unnecessary sort() call on an empty array.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Aug 19, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
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