CVE-2026-43236
drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drm_crtc_commit after release
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drm_crtc_commit after release The atmel_hlcdc_plane_atomic_duplicate_state() callback was copying the atmel_hlcdc_plane state structure without properly duplicating the drm_plane_state. In particular, state->commit remained set to the old state commit, which can lead to a use-after-free in the next drm_atomic_commit() call. Fix this by calling __drm_atomic_helper_duplicate_plane_state(), which correctly clones the base drm_plane_state (including the ->commit pointer). It has been seen when closing and re-opening the device node while another DRM client (e.g. fbdev) is still attached: ============================================================================= BUG kmalloc-64 (Not tainted): Poison overwritten ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0xc611b344-0xc611b344 @offset=836. First byte 0x6a instead of 0x6b FIX kmalloc-64: Restoring Poison 0xc611b344-0xc611b344=0x6b Allocated in drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit+0x1e8/0x7bc age=178 cpu=0 pid=29 drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit+0x1e8/0x7bc drm_atomic_helper_commit+0x3c/0x15c drm_atomic_commit+0xc0/0xf4 drm_framebuffer_remove+0x4cc/0x5a8 drm_mode_rmfb_work_fn+0x6c/0x80 process_one_work+0x12c/0x2cc worker_thread+0x2a8/0x400 kthread+0xc0/0xdc ret_from_fork+0x14/0x28 Freed in drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done+0x100/0x150 age=8 cpu=0 pid=169 drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done+0x100/0x150 drm_atomic_helper_commit_tail+0x64/0x8c commit_tail+0x168/0x18c drm_atomic_helper_commit+0x138/0x15c drm_atomic_commit+0xc0/0xf4 drm_atomic_helper_set_config+0x84/0xb8 drm_mode_setcrtc+0x32c/0x810 drm_ioctl+0x20c/0x488 sys_ioctl+0x14c/0xc20 ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x54 Slab 0xef8bc360 objects=21 used=16 fp=0xc611b7c0 flags=0x200(workingset|zone=0) Object 0xc611b340 @offset=832 fp=0xc611b7c0
INFO
Published Date :
May 6, 2026, 12:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 6, 2026, 1:07 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Apply the patch to the Linux kernel.
- Ensure DRM plane state duplication is correct.
- Test the fix in the described scenario.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/atmel-hlcdc: fix use-after-free of drm_crtc_commit after release The atmel_hlcdc_plane_atomic_duplicate_state() callback was copying the atmel_hlcdc_plane state structure without properly duplicating the drm_plane_state. In particular, state->commit remained set to the old state commit, which can lead to a use-after-free in the next drm_atomic_commit() call. Fix this by calling __drm_atomic_helper_duplicate_plane_state(), which correctly clones the base drm_plane_state (including the ->commit pointer). It has been seen when closing and re-opening the device node while another DRM client (e.g. fbdev) is still attached: ============================================================================= BUG kmalloc-64 (Not tainted): Poison overwritten ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0xc611b344-0xc611b344 @offset=836. First byte 0x6a instead of 0x6b FIX kmalloc-64: Restoring Poison 0xc611b344-0xc611b344=0x6b Allocated in drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit+0x1e8/0x7bc age=178 cpu=0 pid=29 drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit+0x1e8/0x7bc drm_atomic_helper_commit+0x3c/0x15c drm_atomic_commit+0xc0/0xf4 drm_framebuffer_remove+0x4cc/0x5a8 drm_mode_rmfb_work_fn+0x6c/0x80 process_one_work+0x12c/0x2cc worker_thread+0x2a8/0x400 kthread+0xc0/0xdc ret_from_fork+0x14/0x28 Freed in drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done+0x100/0x150 age=8 cpu=0 pid=169 drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done+0x100/0x150 drm_atomic_helper_commit_tail+0x64/0x8c commit_tail+0x168/0x18c drm_atomic_helper_commit+0x138/0x15c drm_atomic_commit+0xc0/0xf4 drm_atomic_helper_set_config+0x84/0xb8 drm_mode_setcrtc+0x32c/0x810 drm_ioctl+0x20c/0x488 sys_ioctl+0x14c/0xc20 ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x54 Slab 0xef8bc360 objects=21 used=16 fp=0xc611b7c0 flags=0x200(workingset|zone=0) Object 0xc611b340 @offset=832 fp=0xc611b7c0 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/549c6db503dbb85dbff4840830971853feac6625 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6404898af86d986db1dbbe06177c143e40652e49 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/796e77c14c4c1e2cd36473760fb6cc66c695eb47 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b4d0fab3ff2c00c6d34e1952c9df5129a826aee Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a205740a7231e967ac77cb731171642901c327af Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac2d898da5095d46bd1ff8585fdd753d58ad91e7 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc847787233277a337788568e90a6ee1557595eb Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd4a4d0711f48a99b25bcd45e00eef8339eff82d