Forwarded: [PATCH] drm/gem: fix use-after-free in drm_gem_release

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Date: Mon Apr 13 2026 - 20:16:44 EST


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Subject: [PATCH] drm/gem: fix use-after-free in drm_gem_release
Author: kartikey406@xxxxxxxxx

#syz test: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master


drm_gem_release() calls idr_for_each() with
drm_gem_object_release_handle() as callback. A concurrent
drm_gem_handle_delete() can free the GEM object between the time
idr_for_each() reads the pointer and drm_gem_object_release_handle()
uses it, causing a use-after-free.

Fix this by splitting the operation into two phases:

1. Under table_lock, walk the IDR using a new collect callback that
only increments each object's reference count and adds it to a
local list. Only atomic operations are performed here so holding
a spinlock is safe.

2. Outside the lock, iterate the local list and call
drm_gem_object_release_handle() on each object safely. Drop our
reference afterwards and destroy the IDR only after all objects
have been properly released.

Holding a reference during phase 1 ensures that a concurrent
drm_gem_handle_delete() cannot free any object while we are still
using it.

Reported-by: syzbot+b2e951687503f32f74ce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=b2e951687503f32f74ce
Signed-off-by: Deepanshu Kartikey <kartikey406@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
index 891c3bff5ae0..ee9939356de4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
@@ -1073,6 +1073,30 @@ drm_gem_open(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_private)
spin_lock_init(&file_private->table_lock);
}

+struct drm_gem_object_entry {
+ struct drm_gem_object *obj;
+ struct list_head head;
+};
+
+static int drm_gem_object_collect(int id, void *ptr, void *data)
+{
+ struct drm_gem_object_entry *entry;
+ struct drm_gem_object *obj = ptr;
+ struct list_head *list = data;
+
+ if (!obj)
+ return 0;
+
+ entry = kmalloc_obj(*entry, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ if (!entry)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ drm_gem_object_get(obj);
+ entry->obj = obj;
+ list_add(&entry->head, list);
+ return 0;
+}
+
/**
* drm_gem_release - release file-private GEM resources
* @dev: drm_device which is being closed by userspace
@@ -1085,8 +1109,21 @@ drm_gem_open(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_private)
void
drm_gem_release(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_private)
{
+ struct drm_gem_object_entry *entry, *tmp;
+ LIST_HEAD(list);
+
+ spin_lock(&file_private->table_lock);
idr_for_each(&file_private->object_idr,
- &drm_gem_object_release_handle, file_private);
+ &drm_gem_object_collect, &list);
+ spin_unlock(&file_private->table_lock);
+
+ list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &list, head) {
+ list_del(&entry->head);
+ drm_gem_object_release_handle(0, entry->obj, file_private);
+ drm_gem_object_put(entry->obj);
+ kfree(entry);
+ }
+
idr_destroy(&file_private->object_idr);
}

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