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drm/msm: Fix obj leak in VM_BIND error path

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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/

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.17.3
CVEs
CVE-2025-40069
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 16:22 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

drm/msm: Fix obj leak in VM_BIND error path

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Oct 2025, 11:48 UTC

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/

osv:CVE-2025-40069

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.17.3

Complete source record
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