CVE-2026-68263
drm/imagination: Fix double call to drm_sched_entity_fini()
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/imagination: Fix double call to drm_sched_entity_fini() Call sequence of double call: pvr_context_destroy pvr_context_kill_queues pvr_queue_kill drm_sched_entity_destroy drm_sched_entity_fini // here pvr_context_put kref_put(..., pvr_context_release) pvr_context_destroy_queues pvr_queue_destroy drm_sched_entity_fini // here Call to drm_sched_entity_destroy() from pvr_context_kill_queues() calls drm_sched_entity_flush() + drm_sched_entity_fini(). drm_sched_entity_flush() ensures all pending jobs are completed and drm_sched_entity_fini() ensures no further submission is allowed as per expectation from pvr_context_kill_queues(). Double call to drm_sched_entity_fini() is misuse of the API so keep call only in pvr_context_create() failure path. Stack trace for issue with addition of refcounting for DRM entity stats in commit fd177135f0e6 ("drm/sched: Account entity GPU time"): [ 789.490527] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 789.490559] refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free. [ 789.490657] WARNING: lib/refcount.c:28 at refcount_warn_saturate+0xf4/0x144, CPU#0: kworker/u16:1/440 [ 789.490695] Modules linked in: powervr drm_gpuvm drm_exec gpu_sched drm_shmem_helper xhci_plat_hcd xhci_hcd dwc3 usbcore usb_common snd_soc_simple_card snd_soc_simple_card_utils sa2ul sha512 sha256 dwc3_am62 sha1 authenc rti_wdt libsha512 at24 sch_fq_codel fuse dm_mod ipv6 [ 789.490798] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 440 Comm: kworker/u16:1 Not tainted 7.0.0-rc7-02049-g5e2c0700091b #22 PREEMPT [ 789.490809] Hardware name: Texas Instruments AM625 SK (DT) [ 789.490815] Workqueue: powervr-sched pvr_queue_fence_release_work [powervr] [ 789.490868] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 789.490876] pc : refcount_warn_saturate+0xf4/0x144 [ 789.490884] lr : refcount_warn_saturate+0xf4/0x144 [ 789.490892] sp : ffff8000822cbcc0 [ 789.490895] x29: ffff8000822cbcc0 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: 0000000000000000 [ 789.490909] x26: 0000000000000000 x25: ffff800081b1e338 x24: ffff000004541405 [ 789.490922] x23: ffff000004bea950 x22: ffff00000042e400 x21: ffff000007123e30 [ 789.490935] x20: ffff000007123000 x19: ffff000007a80d50 x18: fffffffffffe7768 [ 789.490948] x17: 74736574202c6e6f x16: 697461746e656d65 x15: ffff800081b269f0 [ 789.490962] x14: 0000000000000030 x13: ffff800081b26a70 x12: 0000000000000211 [ 789.490975] x11: 00000000000000c0 x10: 0000000000000b50 x9 : ffff8000822cbb30 [ 789.490988] x8 : ffff0000014e7bb0 x7 : ffff00007725e780 x6 : 0000000372a05f49 [ 789.491001] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000001 x3 : 0000000000000010 [ 789.491013] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffff0000014e7000 [ 789.491027] Call trace: [ 789.491032] refcount_warn_saturate+0xf4/0x144 (P) [ 789.491043] drm_sched_entity_fini+0x164/0x18c [gpu_sched] [ 789.491081] pvr_queue_destroy+0x64/0x134 [powervr] [ 789.491110] pvr_context_destroy_queues+0x34/0x64 [powervr] [ 789.491138] pvr_context_release+0x70/0xac [powervr] [ 789.491166] pvr_context_put.part.0+0x5c/0x7c [powervr] [ 789.491193] pvr_context_put+0x14/0x24 [powervr] [ 789.491221] pvr_queue_fence_release_work+0x20/0x38 [powervr] [ 789.491249] process_one_work+0x160/0x4c4 [ 789.491264] worker_thread+0x188/0x310 [ 789.491276] kthread+0x130/0x13c [ 789.491287] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [ 789.491300] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 10, 2026, 1:20 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 17, 2026, 5:18 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
Solution
- Ensure drm_sched_entity_fini is called only in the error path.
- Review DRM scheduling entity management logic.
- Apply vendor-specific patches for the Linux kernel.
- Update to the corrected kernel version.
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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Aug. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'eaf01ee5ba28b97f96a3d3eec4c5fbfb37ee4cde', 'lessThan': '9be3f4bd6f514f69c51a8c77ea64fce2729dc7f4', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'eaf01ee5ba28b97f96a3d3eec4c5fbfb37ee4cde', 'lessThan': 'c88fdbf3da26e0179629530cae7768cd3d4ead85', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'eaf01ee5ba28b97f96a3d3eec4c5fbfb37ee4cde', 'lessThan': 'c1136d907fd04ca5c62ba11c1159b5fe65a1760c', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'eaf01ee5ba28b97f96a3d3eec4c5fbfb37ee4cde', 'lessThan': '4af24c27a39ba147a613a09e10b9e0f7294524c0', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_context.c', 'drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_queue.c', 'drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_queue.h'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '6.8'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '6.8', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.101', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.42', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.6', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_context.c', 'drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_queue.c', 'drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_queue.h'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'eaf01ee5ba28b97f96a3d3eec4c5fbfb37ee4cde', 'lessThan': '9be3f4bd6f514f69c51a8c77ea64fce2729dc7f4', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'eaf01ee5ba28b97f96a3d3eec4c5fbfb37ee4cde', 'lessThan': 'c88fdbf3da26e0179629530cae7768cd3d4ead85', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'eaf01ee5ba28b97f96a3d3eec4c5fbfb37ee4cde', 'lessThan': 'c1136d907fd04ca5c62ba11c1159b5fe65a1760c', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'eaf01ee5ba28b97f96a3d3eec4c5fbfb37ee4cde', 'lessThan': '4af24c27a39ba147a613a09e10b9e0f7294524c0', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_context.c', 'drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_queue.c', 'drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_queue.h'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '6.8'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '6.8', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.101', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.42', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.6', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_context.c', 'drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_queue.c', 'drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_queue.h'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] -
CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Aug. 13, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Aug. 10, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'eaf01ee5ba28b97f96a3d3eec4c5fbfb37ee4cde', 'lessThan': '9be3f4bd6f514f69c51a8c77ea64fce2729dc7f4', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'eaf01ee5ba28b97f96a3d3eec4c5fbfb37ee4cde', 'lessThan': 'c88fdbf3da26e0179629530cae7768cd3d4ead85', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'eaf01ee5ba28b97f96a3d3eec4c5fbfb37ee4cde', 'lessThan': 'c1136d907fd04ca5c62ba11c1159b5fe65a1760c', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'eaf01ee5ba28b97f96a3d3eec4c5fbfb37ee4cde', 'lessThan': '4af24c27a39ba147a613a09e10b9e0f7294524c0', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_context.c', 'drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_queue.c', 'drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_queue.h'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '6.8'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '6.8', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.101', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.42', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.6', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_context.c', 'drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_queue.c', 'drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_queue.h'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/imagination: Fix double call to drm_sched_entity_fini() Call sequence of double call: pvr_context_destroy pvr_context_kill_queues pvr_queue_kill drm_sched_entity_destroy drm_sched_entity_fini // here pvr_context_put kref_put(..., pvr_context_release) pvr_context_destroy_queues pvr_queue_destroy drm_sched_entity_fini // here Call to drm_sched_entity_destroy() from pvr_context_kill_queues() calls drm_sched_entity_flush() + drm_sched_entity_fini(). drm_sched_entity_flush() ensures all pending jobs are completed and drm_sched_entity_fini() ensures no further submission is allowed as per expectation from pvr_context_kill_queues(). Double call to drm_sched_entity_fini() is misuse of the API so keep call only in pvr_context_create() failure path. Stack trace for issue with addition of refcounting for DRM entity stats in commit fd177135f0e6 ("drm/sched: Account entity GPU time"): [ 789.490527] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 789.490559] refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free. [ 789.490657] WARNING: lib/refcount.c:28 at refcount_warn_saturate+0xf4/0x144, CPU#0: kworker/u16:1/440 [ 789.490695] Modules linked in: powervr drm_gpuvm drm_exec gpu_sched drm_shmem_helper xhci_plat_hcd xhci_hcd dwc3 usbcore usb_common snd_soc_simple_card snd_soc_simple_card_utils sa2ul sha512 sha256 dwc3_am62 sha1 authenc rti_wdt libsha512 at24 sch_fq_codel fuse dm_mod ipv6 [ 789.490798] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 440 Comm: kworker/u16:1 Not tainted 7.0.0-rc7-02049-g5e2c0700091b #22 PREEMPT [ 789.490809] Hardware name: Texas Instruments AM625 SK (DT) [ 789.490815] Workqueue: powervr-sched pvr_queue_fence_release_work [powervr] [ 789.490868] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 789.490876] pc : refcount_warn_saturate+0xf4/0x144 [ 789.490884] lr : refcount_warn_saturate+0xf4/0x144 [ 789.490892] sp : ffff8000822cbcc0 [ 789.490895] x29: ffff8000822cbcc0 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: 0000000000000000 [ 789.490909] x26: 0000000000000000 x25: ffff800081b1e338 x24: ffff000004541405 [ 789.490922] x23: ffff000004bea950 x22: ffff00000042e400 x21: ffff000007123e30 [ 789.490935] x20: ffff000007123000 x19: ffff000007a80d50 x18: fffffffffffe7768 [ 789.490948] x17: 74736574202c6e6f x16: 697461746e656d65 x15: ffff800081b269f0 [ 789.490962] x14: 0000000000000030 x13: ffff800081b26a70 x12: 0000000000000211 [ 789.490975] x11: 00000000000000c0 x10: 0000000000000b50 x9 : ffff8000822cbb30 [ 789.490988] x8 : ffff0000014e7bb0 x7 : ffff00007725e780 x6 : 0000000372a05f49 [ 789.491001] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000001 x3 : 0000000000000010 [ 789.491013] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffff0000014e7000 [ 789.491027] Call trace: [ 789.491032] refcount_warn_saturate+0xf4/0x144 (P) [ 789.491043] drm_sched_entity_fini+0x164/0x18c [gpu_sched] [ 789.491081] pvr_queue_destroy+0x64/0x134 [powervr] [ 789.491110] pvr_context_destroy_queues+0x34/0x64 [powervr] [ 789.491138] pvr_context_release+0x70/0xac [powervr] [ 789.491166] pvr_context_put.part.0+0x5c/0x7c [powervr] [ 789.491193] pvr_context_put+0x14/0x24 [powervr] [ 789.491221] pvr_queue_fence_release_work+0x20/0x38 [powervr] [ 789.491249] process_one_work+0x160/0x4c4 [ 789.491264] worker_thread+0x188/0x310 [ 789.491276] kthread+0x130/0x13c [ 789.491287] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [ 789.491300] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4af24c27a39ba147a613a09e10b9e0f7294524c0 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9be3f4bd6f514f69c51a8c77ea64fce2729dc7f4 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1136d907fd04ca5c62ba11c1159b5fe65a1760c Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c88fdbf3da26e0179629530cae7768cd3d4ead85