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CVE-2026-97900

Linux: drm/drm_exec: fix up contended obj when num_objects is 0

Linux LinuxOperating systems
CVSS
NoneNot scored
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.17%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in506cfed91e50cc8055799480a2fde5a18f63a21cAlso 831cd124ce99c3e61266bed30519d52f7c26abed, 159720704d9d652b64390c11fb971e15b0a78d23CVE List
Published25 Sep 2026Updated 19 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

  • 506cfed91e50cc8055799480a2fde5a18f63a21cLinuxCVE List
  • 831cd124ce99c3e61266bed30519d52f7c26abedLinuxCVE List
  • 159720704d9d652b64390c11fb971e15b0a78d23LinuxCVE List

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/drm_exec: fix up contended obj when num_objects is 0

drm_exec_prepare_array() silently returns success without calling drm_exec_lock_contended() when num_objects is zero. This breaks the invariant upheld by drm_exec_lock_obj(), where every entry point into the locking sequence must first attempt to lock any previously contended object before proceeding.

Drivers that chain multiple drm_exec_prepare_array() calls per drm_exec_until_all_locked() iteration (e.g. amdgpu's userq signal/wait ioctls, which prepare separate read and write BO arrays) can pass an empty array for one of the two calls. If contention is hit while preparing the non-empty array, exec->contended is set and the loop retries; on retry, the empty-array call preceding it is a no-op that never clears exec->contended, so drm_exec_retry_on_contention() immediately jumps back to the top of the loop without ever reaching the call that would resolve the contention. This spins forever.

Fix it by having drm_exec_prepare_array() call drm_exec_lock_contended() directly when num_objects is zero, so a pending contended object dont loop infinitely.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 12

  • Linuxaffected: 09593216bff15866f95c8ad406cb7fdcec1ee40a before 506cfed91e50cc8055799480a2fde5a18f63a21cCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 09593216bff15866f95c8ad406cb7fdcec1ee40a before 831cd124ce99c3e61266bed30519d52f7c26abedCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 09593216bff15866f95c8ad406cb7fdcec1ee40a before f3e74866018dab793ebee1fdf0ef34f7271d1f8cCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 09593216bff15866f95c8ad406cb7fdcec1ee40a before a565022c02f218ec9789c2baf4690792e7a48cbbCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 09593216bff15866f95c8ad406cb7fdcec1ee40a before 159720704d9d652b64390c11fb971e15b0a78d23CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 6.6CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: all versions before 6.6CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.6.158 through 6.6.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.12.111 through 6.12.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.18.53 through 6.18.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.2.7 through 7.2.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.3CVE List

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