[PATCH v1 2/2] drm/sched/tests: add a UAF regression test for get_timeline_name()

From: Jonghyuk Kim(MalHyuk)

Date: Fri Aug 28 2026 - 11:00:57 EST


Add a KUnit test that reproduces the use-after-free fixed by the previous
patch. It holds a reference on a job's finished drm_sched_fence (standing
in for a userspace sync_file), frees the mock scheduler, then calls
get_timeline_name(). Before the fix this triggers a KASAN
slab-use-after-free read of the freed scheduler; after it the test passes.

The test needs no hardware - it exercises the drm_sched core through the
existing mock scheduler under KASAN.

Signed-off-by: Jonghyuk Kim(MalHyuk) <malhyuk97@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/tests/tests_basic.c | 65 ++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 64 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/tests/tests_basic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/tests/tests_basic.c
index a5a5a35a87b0..2c6744b58f04 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/tests/tests_basic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/tests/tests_basic.c
@@ -555,9 +555,72 @@ static struct kunit_suite drm_sched_credits = {
.test_cases = drm_sched_credits_tests,
};

+/*
+ * Reproduce the drm_sched_fence get_timeline_name() lifetime bug.
+ *
+ * drm_sched_fence_get_timeline_name() dereferences fence->sched->name, and the
+ * drm_sched_fence ops keep .release set, so the fence is NOT ops-detached on
+ * signal (unlike stub fences). A driver that frees a per-context
+ * drm_gpu_scheduler while userspace still holds the exported ->finished fence
+ * (via sync_file / drm_syncobj) leaves fence->sched dangling; reading the
+ * timeline name then touches freed slab memory (arbitrary-read once the slab is
+ * re-sprayed). Confirmed instances: amdxdna, nouveau, msm. Same class as
+ * CVE-2025-38703 (xe) and CVE-2025-71302 (panthor). KASAN reports a
+ * slab-use-after-free READ in drm_sched_fence_get_timeline_name.
+ */
+static void drm_sched_fence_get_timeline_name_uaf(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ struct drm_mock_sched_entity *entity;
+ struct drm_mock_scheduler *sched;
+ struct drm_mock_sched_job *job;
+ struct dma_fence *finished;
+ const char *name;
+ bool done;
+
+ sched = drm_mock_sched_new(test, MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT);
+ entity = drm_mock_sched_entity_new(test, DRM_SCHED_PRIORITY_NORMAL,
+ sched);
+ job = drm_mock_sched_job_new(test, entity);
+
+ /* Arm + submit first; the s_fence is only created by drm_sched_job_arm(). */
+ drm_mock_sched_job_submit(job);
+
+ /* Independent reference on the finished fence == userspace sync_file. */
+ finished = dma_fence_get(&job->base.s_fence->finished);
+
+ /* Let the job get picked up (hw_fence created), then signal + finish. */
+ done = drm_mock_sched_job_wait_scheduled(job, HZ);
+ KUNIT_ASSERT_TRUE(test, done);
+ drm_mock_sched_advance(sched, 1);
+ done = drm_mock_sched_job_wait_finished(job, HZ);
+ KUNIT_ASSERT_TRUE(test, done);
+
+ /* Free the per-context scheduler while the finished fence is held. */
+ drm_mock_sched_entity_free(entity);
+ drm_mock_sched_fini(sched);
+ kunit_kfree(test, sched);
+
+ /* UAF read: fence->sched->name is read from the freed scheduler. */
+ name = finished->ops->get_timeline_name(finished);
+ kunit_info(test, "get_timeline_name() on stale fence returned %p\n", name);
+
+ dma_fence_put(finished);
+}
+
+static struct kunit_case drm_sched_fence_uaf_tests[] = {
+ KUNIT_CASE(drm_sched_fence_get_timeline_name_uaf),
+ {}
+};
+
+static struct kunit_suite drm_sched_fence_uaf = {
+ .name = "drm_sched_fence_uaf_tests",
+ .test_cases = drm_sched_fence_uaf_tests,
+};
+
kunit_test_suites(&drm_sched_basic,
&drm_sched_timeout,
&drm_sched_cancel,
&drm_sched_priority,
&drm_sched_modify_sched,
- &drm_sched_credits);
+ &drm_sched_credits,
+ &drm_sched_fence_uaf);
--
2.43.0