[PATCH v2] drm: fix syncobj reference leak on invalid flags check

From: WenTao Liang

Date: Sun Jun 28 2026 - 09:48:58 EST


drm_syncobj_find() acquires a syncobj reference on success. The invalid
flags check returns -EINVAL without calling drm_syncobj_put, bypassing
the out label where the reference would be released. Move the flags check
after the NULL check to ensure the reference is properly released.

Suggested-by: Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Fixes: 18226ba52159 ("drm/syncobj: reject invalid flags in drm_syncobj_find_fence")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: WenTao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Fix patch format based on reviewer feedback
---
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c | 8 +++++---
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
index 8d9fd1917c6e..e40e2d92d5ef 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
@@ -442,12 +442,14 @@ int drm_syncobj_find_fence(struct drm_file *file_private,
u64 timeout = nsecs_to_jiffies64(DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FOR_SUBMIT_TIMEOUT);
int ret;

- if (flags & ~DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_FOR_SUBMIT)
- return -EINVAL;
-
if (!syncobj)
return -ENOENT;

+ if (flags & ~DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_FOR_SUBMIT) {
+ drm_syncobj_put(syncobj);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
/* Waiting for userspace with locks help is illegal cause that can
* trivial deadlock with page faults for example. Make lockdep complain
* about it early on.
--
2.39.5 (Apple Git-154)