CVE-2025-39679
drm/nouveau/nvif: Fix potential memory leak in nvif_vmm_ctor().
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/nouveau/nvif: Fix potential memory leak in nvif_vmm_ctor(). When the nvif_vmm_type is invalid, we will return error directly without freeing the args in nvif_vmm_ctor(), which leading a memory leak. Fix it by setting the ret -EINVAL and goto done.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 5, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 5, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Apply the provided kernel patch.
- Update the Linux kernel to a fixed version.
- Free arguments before returning from nvif_vmm_ctor.
- Ensure proper error handling for invalid arguments.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Sep. 05, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/nouveau/nvif: Fix potential memory leak in nvif_vmm_ctor(). When the nvif_vmm_type is invalid, we will return error directly without freeing the args in nvif_vmm_ctor(), which leading a memory leak. Fix it by setting the ret -EINVAL and goto done. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72553fe19317fe93cb8591c83095c446bc7fe292 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d9110e3b35d08832661da1a1fc2d24455981a04 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb8aeaa3191b617c6faf8ae937252e059673b7ea Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cabcb52d76d3d42f16c344a96e098dd9d18602f8