Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/sched: Fix potential...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/sched: Fix potential double free in drm_sched_job_add_resv_dependencies
When adding dependencies with drm_sched_job_add_dependency(), that
function consumes the fence reference both on success and failure, so in
the latter case the dma_fence_put() on the error path (xarray failed to
expand) is a double free.
Interestingly this bug appears to have been present ever since
commit ebd5f74255b9 ("drm/sched: Add dependency tracking"), since the code
back then looked like this:
drm_sched_job_add_implicit_dependencies():
...
for (i = 0; i < fence_count; i++) {
ret = drm_sched_job_add_dependency(job, fences[i]);
if (ret)
break;
}
for (; i < fence_count; i++)
dma_fence_put(fences[i]);
Which means for the failing 'i' the dma_fence_put was already a double
free. Possibly there were no users at that time, or the test cases were
insufficient to hit it.
The bug was then only noticed and fixed after
commit 9c2ba265352a ("drm/scheduler: use new iterator in drm_sched_job_add_implicit_dependencies v2")
landed, with its fixup of
commit 4eaf02d6076c ("drm/scheduler: fix drm_sched_job_add_implicit_dependencies").
At that point it was a slightly different flavour of a double free, which
commit 963d0b356935 ("drm/scheduler: fix drm_sched_job_add_implicit_dependencies harder")
noticed and attempted to fix.
But it only moved the double free from happening inside the
drm_sched_job_add_dependency(), when releasing the reference not yet
obtained, to the caller, when releasing the reference already released by
the former in the failure case.
As such it is not easy to identify the right target for the fixes tag so
lets keep it simple and just continue the chain.
While fixing we also improve the comment and explain the reason for taking
the reference and not dropping it.
Impact
CVE-2025-40096 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-40096? CVE-2025-40096 is a high-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-40096? CVE-2025-40096 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-40096? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-40096 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-40096 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-40096 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-40096 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.