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drm/sched: Fix fence reference count leak

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/sched: Fix fence reference count leak The last_scheduled fence leaks when an entity is being killed and adding the cleanup callback fails. Decrement the reference count of prev when dma_fence_add_callback() fails, ensuring proper balance. [phasta: add git tag info for stable kernel]

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.12.21, 6.13.9, 6.6.85
CVEs
CVE-2025-21995
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 05:27 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

drm/sched: Fix fence reference count leak

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Apr 2025, 07:18 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/sched: Fix fence reference count leak The last_scheduled fence leaks when an entity is being killed and adding the cleanup callback fails. Decrement the reference count of prev when dma_fence_add_callback() fails, ensuring proper balance. [phasta: add git tag info for stable kernel]

osv:CVE-2025-21995

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.6.85, 6.12.21, 6.13.9

Complete source record
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