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CVE-2025-40069
drm/msm: Fix obj leak in VM_BIND error path
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: Fix obj leak in VM_BIND error path If we fail a handle-lookup part way thru, we need to drop the already obtained obj references. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/669784/

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Published Date :

Oct. 28, 2025, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 28, 2025, 12:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-40069 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
Solution
Apply kernel patches to fix object leaks in VM_BIND error handling.
  • Apply provided patches to the Linux kernel.
  • Update the Linux kernel to a patched version.
  • Rebuild and install the updated kernel.
  • Reboot the system to load the new kernel.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/278f8904434aa96055e793936b5977c010549e28
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b512909a291a964cfcf6b58de13256ab3e848c4
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Oct. 28, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: Fix obj leak in VM_BIND error path If we fail a handle-lookup part way thru, we need to drop the already obtained obj references. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/669784/
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/278f8904434aa96055e793936b5977c010549e28
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b512909a291a964cfcf6b58de13256ab3e848c4
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