drm: fix race between partial drm_dev_register() failure and ioctl
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm: fix race between partial drm_dev_register() failure and ioctl If drm_dev_register() fails after registering a minor (e.g. render minor registered, primary minor fails), userspace could have opened the first minor and entered a drm_dev_enter() critical section. Since the unplugged flag was never set, the ioctl proceeds while the error path tears down device resources. Fix this by introducing drm_dev_synchronize_unplug(), which sets the unplugged flag and waits for the SRCU barrier, ensuring all in-flight drm_dev_enter() critical sections complete before cleanup proceeds; call it on the error path of drm_dev_register().
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 6.6.157, 7.2.5
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-89823
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 06:31 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
drm: fix race between partial drm_dev_register() failure and ioctl
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 16 Sept 2026, 10:30 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm: fix race between partial drm_dev_register() failure and ioctl If drm_dev_register() fails after registering a minor (e.g. render minor registered, primary minor fails), userspace could have opened the first minor and entered a drm_dev_enter() critical section. Since the unplugged flag was never set, the ioctl proceeds while the error path tears down device resources. Fix this by introducing drm_dev_synchronize_unplug(), which sets the unplugged flag and waits for the SRCU barrier, ensuring all in-flight drm_dev_enter() critical sections complete before cleanup proceeds; call it on the error path of drm_dev_register().
osv:CVE-2026-89823
Kernel
Fixed versions: 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5
Complete source record
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