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CVE-2025-40069: drm/msm: Fix obj leak in VM_BIND error path

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-10-28 · updated 2026-10-19

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: Fix obj leak in VM_BIND error path If we fail a handle-lookup part way thru, we need to drop the already obtained obj references. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/669784/

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 6.17 — fixed in 6.18

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.18. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/278f8904434aa96055e793936b5977c010549e28
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b512909a291a964cfcf6b58de13256ab3e848c4

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