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CVE-2025-68757

drm/vgem-fence: Fix potential deadlock on release

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vgem-fence: Fix potential deadlock on release A timer that expires a vgem fence automatically in 10 seconds is now
released with timer_delete_sync() from fence->ops.release() called on last
dma_fence_put(). In some scenarios, it can run in IRQ context, which is
not safe unless TIMER_IRQSAFE is used. One potentially risky scenario was
demonstrated in Intel DRM CI trybot, BAT run on machine bat-adlp-6, while
working on new IGT subtests syncobj_timeline@stress-* as user space
replacements of some problematic test cases of a dma-fence-chain selftest
[1]. [117.004338] ================================
[117.004340] WARNING: inconsistent lock state
[117.004342] 6.17.0-rc7-CI_DRM_17270-g7644974e648c+ #1 Tainted: G S U
[117.004346] --------------------------------
[117.004347] inconsistent {HARDIRQ-ON-W} -> {IN-HARDIRQ-W} usage.
[117.004349] swapper/0/0 [HC1[1]:SC1[1]:HE0:SE0] takes:
[117.004352] ffff888138f86aa8 ((&fence->timer)){?.-.}-{0:0}, at: __timer_delete_sync+0x4b/0x190
[117.004361] {HARDIRQ-ON-W} state was registered at:
[117.004363] lock_acquire+0xc4/0x2e0
[117.004366] call_timer_fn+0x80/0x2a0
[117.004368] __run_timers+0x231/0x310
[117.004370] run_timer_softirq+0x76/0xe0
[117.004372] handle_softirqs+0xd4/0x4d0
[117.004375] __irq_exit_rcu+0x13f/0x160
[117.004377] irq_exit_rcu+0xe/0x20
[117.004379] sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa0/0xc0
[117.004382] asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x1b/0x20
[117.004385] cpuidle_enter_state+0x12b/0x8a0
[117.004388] cpuidle_enter+0x2e/0x50
[117.004393] call_cpuidle+0x22/0x60
[117.004395] do_idle+0x1fd/0x260
[117.004398] cpu_startup_entry+0x29/0x30
[117.004401] start_secondary+0x12d/0x160
[117.004404] common_startup_64+0x13e/0x141
[117.004407] irq event stamp: 2282669
[117.004409] hardirqs last enabled at (2282668): [<ffffffff8289db71>] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x51/0x80
[117.004414] hardirqs last disabled at (2282669): [<ffffffff82882021>] sysvec_irq_work+0x11/0xc0
[117.004419] softirqs last enabled at (2254702): [<ffffffff8289fd00>] __do_softirq+0x10/0x18
[117.004423] softirqs last disabled at (2254725): [<ffffffff813d4ddf>] __irq_exit_rcu+0x13f/0x160
[117.004426]
other info that might help us debug this:
[117.004429] Possible unsafe locking scenario:
[117.004432] CPU0
[117.004433] ----
[117.004434] lock((&fence->timer));
[117.004436] <Interrupt>
[117.004438] lock((&fence->timer));
[117.004440] *** DEADLOCK ***
[117.004443] 1 lock held by swapper/0/0:
[117.004445] #0: ffffc90000003d50 ((&fence->timer)){?.-.}-{0:0}, at: call_timer_fn+0x7a/0x2a0
[117.004450]
stack backtrace:
[117.004453] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G S U 6.17.0-rc7-CI_DRM_17270-g7644974e648c+ #1 PREEMPT(voluntary)
[117.004455] Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC, [U]=USER
[117.004455] Hardware name: Intel Corporation Alder Lake Client Platform/AlderLake-P DDR4 RVP, BIOS RPLPFWI1.R00.4035.A00.2301200723 01/20/2023
[117.004456] Call Trace:
[117.004456] <IRQ>
[117.004457] dump_stack_lvl+0x91/0xf0
[117.004460] dump_stack+0x10/0x20
[117.004461] print_usage_bug.part.0+0x260/0x360
[117.004463] mark_lock+0x76e/0x9c0
[117.004465] ? register_lock_class+0x48/0x4a0
[117.004467] __lock_acquire+0xbc3/0x2860
[117.004469] lock_acquire+0xc4/0x2e0
[117.004470] ? __timer_delete_sync+0x4b/0x190
[117.004472] ? __timer_delete_sync+0x4b/0x190
[117.004473] __timer_delete_sync+0x68/0x190
[117.004474] ? __timer_delete_sync+0x4b/0x190
[117.004475] timer_delete_sync+0x10/0x20
[117.004476] vgem_fence_release+0x19/0x30 [vgem]
[117.004478] dma_fence_release+0xc1/0x3b0
[117.004480] ? dma_fence_release+0xa1/0x3b0
[117.004481] dma_fence_chain_release+0xe7/0x130
[117.004483] dma_fence_release+0xc1/0x3b0
[117.004484] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x27/0x80
[117.004485] dma_fence_chain_irq_work+0x59/0x80
[117.004487] irq_work_single+0x75/0xa0
[117.004490] irq_work_r
---truncated---

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vgem-fence: Fix potential deadlock on release A timer that expires a vgem fence automatically in 10 seconds is now released with timer_delete_sync() from fence->ops.release() called on last dma_fence_put(). In some scenarios, it can run in IRQ context, which is not safe unless TIMER_IRQSAFE is used. One potentially risky scenario was demonstrated in Intel DRM CI trybot, BAT run on machine bat-adlp-6, while working on new IGT subtests syncobj_timeline@stress-* as user space replacements of some problematic test cases of a dma-fence-chain selftest [1]. [117.004338] ================================ [117.004340] WARNING: inconsistent lock state [117.004342] 6.17.0-rc7-CI_DRM_17270-g7644974e648c+ #1 Tainted: G S U [117.004346] -------------------------------- [117.004347] inconsistent {HARDIRQ-ON-W} -> {IN-HARDIRQ-W} usage. [117.004349] swapper/0/0 [HC1[1]:SC1[1]:HE0:SE0] takes: [117.004352] ffff888138f86aa8 ((&fence->timer)){?.-.}-{0:0}, at: __timer_delete_sync+0x4b/0x190 [117.004361] {HARDIRQ-ON-W} state was registered at: [117.004363] lock_acquire+0xc4/0x2e0 [117.004366] call_timer_fn+0x80/0x2a0 [117.004368] __run_timers+0x231/0x310 [117.004370] run_timer_softirq+0x76/0xe0 [117.004372] handle_softirqs+0xd4/0x4d0 [117.004375] __irq_exit_rcu+0x13f/0x160 [117.004377] irq_exit_rcu+0xe/0x20 [117.004379] sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa0/0xc0 [117.004382] asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x1b/0x20 [117.004385] cpuidle_enter_state+0x12b/0x8a0 [117.004388] cpuidle_enter+0x2e/0x50 [117.004393] call_cpuidle+0x22/0x60 [117.004395] do_idle+0x1fd/0x260 [117.004398] cpu_startup_entry+0x29/0x30 [117.004401] start_secondary+0x12d/0x160 [117.004404] common_startup_64+0x13e/0x141 [117.004407] irq event stamp: 2282669 [117.004409] hardirqs last enabled at (2282668): [<ffffffff8289db71>] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x51/0x80 [117.004414] hardirqs last disabled at (2282669): [<ffffffff82882021>] sysvec_irq_work+0x11/0xc0 [117.004419] softirqs last enabled at (2254702): [<ffffffff8289fd00>] __do_softirq+0x10/0x18 [117.004423] softirqs last disabled at (2254725): [<ffffffff813d4ddf>] __irq_exit_rcu+0x13f/0x160 [117.004426] other info that might help us debug this: [117.004429] Possible unsafe locking scenario: [117.004432] CPU0 [117.004433] ---- [117.004434] lock((&fence->timer)); [117.004436] <Interrupt> [117.004438] lock((&fence->timer)); [117.004440] *** DEADLOCK *** [117.004443] 1 lock held by swapper/0/0: [117.004445] #0: ffffc90000003d50 ((&fence->timer)){?.-.}-{0:0}, at: call_timer_fn+0x7a/0x2a0 [117.004450] stack backtrace: [117.004453] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G S U 6.17.0-rc7-CI_DRM_17270-g7644974e648c+ #1 PREEMPT(voluntary) [117.004455] Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC, [U]=USER [117.004455] Hardware name: Intel Corporation Alder Lake Client Platform/AlderLake-P DDR4 RVP, BIOS RPLPFWI1.R00.4035.A00.2301200723 01/20/2023 [117.004456] Call Trace: [117.004456] <IRQ> [117.004457] dump_stack_lvl+0x91/0xf0 [117.004460] dump_stack+0x10/0x20 [117.004461] print_usage_bug.part.0+0x260/0x360 [117.004463] mark_lock+0x76e/0x9c0 [117.004465] ? register_lock_class+0x48/0x4a0 [117.004467] __lock_acquire+0xbc3/0x2860 [117.004469] lock_acquire+0xc4/0x2e0 [117.004470] ? __timer_delete_sync+0x4b/0x190 [117.004472] ? __timer_delete_sync+0x4b/0x190 [117.004473] __timer_delete_sync+0x68/0x190 [117.004474] ? __timer_delete_sync+0x4b/0x190 [117.004475] timer_delete_sync+0x10/0x20 [117.004476] vgem_fence_release+0x19/0x30 [vgem] [117.004478] dma_fence_release+0xc1/0x3b0 [117.004480] ? dma_fence_release+0xa1/0x3b0 [117.004481] dma_fence_chain_release+0xe7/0x130 [117.004483] dma_fence_release+0xc1/0x3b0 [117.004484] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x27/0x80 [117.004485] dma_fence_chain_irq_work+0x59/0x80 [117.004487] irq_work_single+0x75/0xa0 [117.004490] irq_work_r ---truncated---

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
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  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-12-24 CVE Reserved
  • 2026-01-05 CVE Published
  • 2026-01-11 CVE Updated
  • 2026-01-11 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
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