CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-52966

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

A logical error was found in the Linux kernel's DRM subsystem within the change handle logic. Incorrect replacement of the IDR pointer with a new object caused a warning and potential resource leak during file close.

Risk Assessment

The organization faces system instability and potential memory leaks when using DRM features (e.g., in graphics or virtualization environments). This could lead to application or system crashes.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix (commit 5e28b7b94408 or later). Monitor distributions for the patch release.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm: Replace old pointer to new idr Commit 5e28b7b94408 introduced a logical error by failing to replace the newly generated IDR pointer to old id's pointer at the correct location within the "change handle" logic; this resulted in the issue reported by syzbot [1]. Specifically, the new IDR object pointer is intended to replace the original id's pointer during the normal execution flow. Additionally, an unnecessary conditional check for the ret exit path has been removed. [1] !RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&prime_fpriv->dmabufs) WARNING: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c:224 at drm_prime_destroy_file_private+0x48/0x60 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c:224, CPU#0: syz.0.17/5833 Call Trace: drm_file_free.part.0+0x7e6/0xcc0 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c:269 drm_file_free drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c:237 [inline] drm_close_helper.isra.0+0x186/0x200 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c:290 drm_release+0x1ab/0x360 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c:438

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