Use-after-free / memory safety in DRM property blob handling

MEDIUM
torvalds/linux
Commit: 8ff3adc8c322
Affected: <= v7.0-rc6 (drm/i915, intel_plane_state blob reference handling)
2026-06-09 19:47 UTC

Description

The commit adds proper reference counting for DRM property blobs (degamma_lut, gamma_lut, ctm, lut_3d) in intel_plane_state. Specifically, it calls drm_property_blob_get when duplicating state and drm_property_blob_put when destroying or clearing hardware state. Without these gains in reference counting, there is a risk of use-after-free or double-free of property blobs across duplicate, destroy, and clear_hw_state paths, leading to memory safety vulnerabilities in the i915 driver. The fix therefore addresses a potential memory safety vulnerability (use-after-free/double-free) related to DRM property blobs in the Intel i915 backend.

Commit Details

Author: Dave Airlie

Date: 2026-06-05 22:42 UTC

Message:

Merge tag 'drm-intel-fixes-2026-06-05' of https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/i915/kernel into drm-fixes - Fix color blob reference handling in intel_plane_state (Chaitanya Kumar Borah) - Revert "drm/i915/backlight: Remove try_vesa_interface" [backlight] (Suraj Kandpal) Signed-off-by: Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com> From: Tvrtko Ursulin <tursulin@igalia.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/aiKgmwz7VGOaFXIv@linux

Triage Assessment

Vulnerability Type: Memory safety

Confidence: MEDIUM

Reasoning:

The changes add proper reference counting for DRM property blobs (degamma_lut, gamma_lut, ctm, lut_3d) in intel_plane_state handling, ensuring blobs are retrieved/put and released correctly across duplicate, destroy, and clear_hw_state paths. This mitigates potential use-after-free or double-free memory safety issues related to property blobs, which can have security implications if exploited.

Verification Assessment

Vulnerability Type: Use-after-free / memory safety in DRM property blob handling

Confidence: MEDIUM

Affected Versions: <= v7.0-rc6 (drm/i915, intel_plane_state blob reference handling)

Code Diff

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_aux_backlight.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_aux_backlight.c index a8d56ebf06a2fd..7a6c07f6aaeb4b 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_aux_backlight.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_aux_backlight.c @@ -691,10 +691,9 @@ int intel_dp_aux_init_backlight_funcs(struct intel_connector *connector) struct intel_dp *intel_dp = intel_attached_dp(connector); struct drm_device *dev = connector->base.dev; struct intel_panel *panel = &connector->panel; - bool try_intel_interface = false; + bool try_intel_interface = false, try_vesa_interface = false; - /* - * Check the VBT and user's module parameters to figure out which + /* Check the VBT and user's module parameters to figure out which * interfaces to probe */ switch (display->params.enable_dpcd_backlight) { @@ -703,6 +702,7 @@ int intel_dp_aux_init_backlight_funcs(struct intel_connector *connector) case INTEL_DP_AUX_BACKLIGHT_AUTO: switch (panel->vbt.backlight.type) { case INTEL_BACKLIGHT_VESA_EDP_AUX_INTERFACE: + try_vesa_interface = true; break; case INTEL_BACKLIGHT_DISPLAY_DDI: try_intel_interface = true; @@ -715,12 +715,20 @@ int intel_dp_aux_init_backlight_funcs(struct intel_connector *connector) if (panel->vbt.backlight.type != INTEL_BACKLIGHT_VESA_EDP_AUX_INTERFACE) try_intel_interface = true; + try_vesa_interface = true; + break; + case INTEL_DP_AUX_BACKLIGHT_FORCE_VESA: + try_vesa_interface = true; break; case INTEL_DP_AUX_BACKLIGHT_FORCE_INTEL: try_intel_interface = true; break; } + /* For eDP 1.5 and above we are supposed to use VESA interface for brightness control */ + if (intel_dp->edp_dpcd[0] >= DP_EDP_15) + try_vesa_interface = true; + /* * Since Intel has their own backlight control interface, the majority of machines out there * using DPCD backlight controls with Intel GPUs will be using this interface as opposed to @@ -733,9 +741,6 @@ int intel_dp_aux_init_backlight_funcs(struct intel_connector *connector) * panel with Intel's OUI - which is also required for us to be able to detect Intel's * backlight interface at all. This means that the only sensible way for us to detect both * interfaces is to probe for Intel's first, and VESA's second. - * - * Also there is a chance some VBTs may advertise false Intel backlight support even if the - * TCON DPCD says otherwise. This means we keep VESA interface as fallback in that case. */ if (try_intel_interface && intel_dp->edp_dpcd[0] <= DP_EDP_14b && intel_dp_aux_supports_hdr_backlight(connector)) { @@ -745,7 +750,7 @@ int intel_dp_aux_init_backlight_funcs(struct intel_connector *connector) return 0; } - if (intel_dp_aux_supports_vesa_backlight(connector)) { + if (try_vesa_interface && intel_dp_aux_supports_vesa_backlight(connector)) { drm_dbg_kms(dev, "[CONNECTOR:%d:%s] Using VESA eDP backlight controls\n", connector->base.base.id, connector->base.name); panel->backlight.funcs = &intel_dp_vesa_bl_funcs; diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_plane.c index 82f445c8315839..07eae4176dad27 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_plane.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_plane.c @@ -144,6 +144,15 @@ intel_plane_duplicate_state(struct drm_plane *plane) if (intel_state->hw.fb) drm_framebuffer_get(intel_state->hw.fb); + if (intel_state->hw.degamma_lut) + drm_property_blob_get(intel_state->hw.degamma_lut); + if (intel_state->hw.gamma_lut) + drm_property_blob_get(intel_state->hw.gamma_lut); + if (intel_state->hw.ctm) + drm_property_blob_get(intel_state->hw.ctm); + if (intel_state->hw.lut_3d) + drm_property_blob_get(intel_state->hw.lut_3d); + return &intel_state->uapi; } @@ -167,6 +176,16 @@ intel_plane_destroy_state(struct drm_plane *plane, __drm_atomic_helper_plane_destroy_state(&plane_state->uapi); if (plane_state->hw.fb) drm_framebuffer_put(plane_state->hw.fb); + + if (plane_state->hw.degamma_lut) + drm_property_blob_put(plane_state->hw.degamma_lut); + if (plane_state->hw.gamma_lut) + drm_property_blob_put(plane_state->hw.gamma_lut); + if (plane_state->hw.ctm) + drm_property_blob_put(plane_state->hw.ctm); + if (plane_state->hw.lut_3d) + drm_property_blob_put(plane_state->hw.lut_3d); + kfree(plane_state); } @@ -317,6 +336,14 @@ static void intel_plane_clear_hw_state(struct intel_plane_state *plane_state) { if (plane_state->hw.fb) drm_framebuffer_put(plane_state->hw.fb); + if (plane_state->hw.degamma_lut) + drm_property_blob_put(plane_state->hw.degamma_lut); + if (plane_state->hw.gamma_lut) + drm_property_blob_put(plane_state->hw.gamma_lut); + if (plane_state->hw.ctm) + drm_property_blob_put(plane_state->hw.ctm); + if (plane_state->hw.lut_3d) + drm_property_blob_put(plane_state->hw.lut_3d); memset(&plane_state->hw, 0, sizeof(plane_state->hw)); }
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