In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm: Fix drm_crtc_commit leak if signaled when PAGE_FLIP_EVENT is used
Commit 1c6ceeee6ebb ("drm/atomic: Fix memleak on ERESTARTSYS during non-blocking commits") fixed a very similar issue when the event was allocated by drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit() itself.
However, if the event is allocated in prepare_signaling(), it will also be set to NULL in complete_signaling(), which prevents drm_crtc_commit from being put in __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_destroy_state().
Dropping the reference when the event is set to NULL at complete_signaling() fixes the leak.
The leak can be reproduced by sending a signal to the thread using DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_EVENT and using a sw_sync fence to cause the atomic ioctl to block at drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_fences(). It happened both with amdgpu and vkms.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.221-157.262Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.270-271.1109Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-devel | Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.188-233.385Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfo | Oct 13, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.12Upgrade linux | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Sep 25, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-riscv-7.0Upgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-riscvUpgrade linux-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-hwe-7.0Upgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 | Nov 3, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 |
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