Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-85884.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-85884
Upstream
Published
2026-05-06T12:16:43Z
Modified
2026-08-28T17:47:35Z
Summary
CVE-2026-43237 affecting package kernel for versions less than 6.6.137.1-2
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amdgpu: Refactor amdgpu_gem_va_ioctl for Handling Last Fence Update and Timeline Management v4

This commit simplifies the amdgpu_gem_va_ioctl function, key updates include:

  • Moved the logic for managing the last update fence directly into amdgpu_gem_va_update_vm.
  • Introduced checks for the timeline point to enable conditional replacement or addition of fences.

v2: Addressed review comments from Christian. v3: Updated comments (Christian). v4: The previous version selected the fence too early and did not manage its reference correctly, which could lead to stale or freed fences being used. This resulted in refcount underflows and could crash when updating GPU timelines. The fence is now chosen only after the VA mapping work is completed, and its reference is taken safely. After exporting it to the VM timeline syncobj, the driver always drops its local fence reference, ensuring balanced refcounting and avoiding use-after-free on dma_fence.

Crash signature:
[  205.828135] refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free.
[  205.832963] WARNING: CPU: 30 PID: 7274 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0xbe/0x110
...
[  206.074014] Call Trace:
[  206.076488]  <TASK>
[  206.078608]  amdgpu_gem_va_ioctl+0x6ea/0x740 [amdgpu]
[  206.084040]  ? __pfx_amdgpu_gem_va_ioctl+0x10/0x10 [amdgpu]
[  206.089994]  drm_ioctl_kernel+0x86/0xe0 [drm]
[  206.094415]  drm_ioctl+0x26e/0x520 [drm]
[  206.098424]  ? __pfx_amdgpu_gem_va_ioctl+0x10/0x10 [amdgpu]
[  206.104402]  amdgpu_drm_ioctl+0x4b/0x80 [amdgpu]
[  206.109387]  __x64_sys_ioctl+0x96/0xe0
[  206.113156]  do_syscall_64+0x66/0x2d0
...
[  206.553351] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffffffc0dfde90
...
[  206.553378] RIP: 0010:dma_fence_signal_timestamp_locked+0x39/0xe0
...
[  206.553405] Call Trace:
[  206.553409]  <IRQ>
[  206.553415]  ? __pfx_drm_sched_fence_free_rcu+0x10/0x10 [gpu_sched]
[  206.553424]  dma_fence_signal+0x30/0x60
[  206.553427]  drm_sched_job_done.isra.0+0x123/0x150 [gpu_sched]
[  206.553434]  dma_fence_signal_timestamp_locked+0x6e/0xe0
[  206.553437]  dma_fence_signal+0x30/0x60
[  206.553441]  amdgpu_fence_process+0xd8/0x150 [amdgpu]
[  206.553854]  sdma_v4_0_process_trap_irq+0x97/0xb0 [amdgpu]
[  206.554353]  edac_mce_amd(E) ee1004(E)
[  206.554270]  amdgpu_irq_dispatch+0x150/0x230 [amdgpu]
[  206.554702]  amdgpu_ih_process+0x6a/0x180 [amdgpu]
[  206.555101]  amdgpu_irq_handler+0x23/0x60 [amdgpu]
[  206.555500]  __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x4a/0x1c0
[  206.555506]  handle_irq_event+0x38/0x80
[  206.555509]  handle_edge_irq+0x92/0x1e0
[  206.555513]  __common_interrupt+0x3e/0xb0
[  206.555519]  common_interrupt+0x80/0xa0
[  206.555525]  </IRQ>
[  206.555527]  <TASK>
...
[  206.555650] RIP: 0010:dma_fence_signal_timestamp_locked+0x39/0xe0
...
[  206.555667] Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt
References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / kernel

Package

Name
kernel
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.6.137.1-2

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-85884.json"