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CVE-2022-49829: drm/scheduler: fix fence ref counting

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-05-01 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/scheduler: fix fence ref counting We leaked dependency fences when processes were beeing killed. Additional to that grab a reference to the last scheduled fence.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 4.18 before 6.0.10; 6.1-rc1, 6.1-rc2 — fixed in 6.0.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.0.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3af84383e7abdc5e63435817bb73a268e7c3637
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5f4b38362df93594cb426b04979d8834122f159

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