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CVE-2025-37765

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-05-01
Fix available
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

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NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/nouveau: prime: fix ttm_bo_delayed_delete oops Fix an oops in ttm_bo_delayed_delete which results from dererencing a dangling pointer: Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0x6b6b6b6b6b6b6b7b: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 1082 Comm: kworker/u65:2 Not tainted 6.14.0-rc4-00267-g505460b44513-dirty #216 Hardware name: LENOVO 82N6/LNVNB161216, BIOS GKCN65WW 01/16/2024 Workqueue: ttm ttm_bo_delayed_delete [ttm] RIP: 0010:dma_resv_iter_first_unlocked+0x55/0x290 Code: 31 f6 48 c7 c7 00 2b fa aa e8 97 bd 52 ff e8 a2 c1 53 00 5a 85 c0 74 48 e9 88 01 00 00 4c 89 63 20 4d 85 e4 0f 84 30 01 00 00 <41> 8b 44 24 10 c6 43 2c 01 48 89 df 89 43 28 e8 97 fd ff ff 4c 8b RSP: 0018:ffffbf9383473d60 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: ffffbf9383473d88 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffffbf9383473d78 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b R13: ffffa003bbf78580 R14: ffffa003a6728040 R15: 00000000000383cc FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffffa00991c00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000758348024dd0 CR3: 000000012c259000 CR4: 0000000000f50ef0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> ? __die_body.cold+0x19/0x26 ? die_addr+0x3d/0x70 ? exc_general_protection+0x159/0x460 ? asm_exc_general_protection+0x27/0x30 ? dma_resv_iter_first_unlocked+0x55/0x290 dma_resv_wait_timeout+0x56/0x100 ttm_bo_delayed_delete+0x69/0xb0 [ttm] process_one_work+0x217/0x5c0 worker_thread+0x1c8/0x3d0 ? apply_wqattrs_cleanup.part.0+0xc0/0xc0 kthread+0x10b/0x240 ? kthreads_online_cpu+0x140/0x140 ret_from_fork+0x40/0x70 ? kthreads_online_cpu+0x140/0x140 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 </TASK> The cause of this is: - drm_prime_gem_destroy calls dma_buf_put(dma_buf) which releases the reference to the shared dma_buf. The reference count is 0, so the dma_buf is destroyed, which in turn decrements the corresponding amdgpu_bo reference count to 0, and the amdgpu_bo is destroyed - calling drm_gem_object_release then dma_resv_fini (which destroys the reservation object), then finally freeing the amdgpu_bo. - nouveau_bo obj->bo.base.resv is now a dangling pointer to the memory formerly allocated to the amdgpu_bo. - nouveau_gem_object_del calls ttm_bo_put(&nvbo->bo) which calls ttm_bo_release, which schedules ttm_bo_delayed_delete. - ttm_bo_delayed_delete runs and dereferences the dangling resv pointer, resulting in a general protection fault. Fix this by moving the drm_prime_gem_destroy call from nouveau_gem_object_del to nouveau_bo_del_ttm. This ensures that it will be run after ttm_bo_delayed_delete.

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dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-416

Memory is used after it has been freed, so its contents — now potentially attacker-controlled — drive the program's behaviour. With careful heap grooming this becomes code execution. The fix requires disciplined ownership of memory and often a targeted rework of the object lifecycle.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:>= 3.5, < 5.4.293>= 5.5, < 5.10.237>= 5.11, < 5.15.181>= 5.16, < 6.1.135>= 6.2, < 6.6.88>= 6.7, < 6.12.25>= 6.13, < 6.14.4= 6.15
Debian LinuxOperating system
Affected:= 11.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.4.293 / 5.10.237 / 5.15.181 or later
Fixed in 5.4.2935.10.2375.15.181
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Recommended fix High confidence

Linux kernel >= 5.4.293, >= 5.10.237, >= 5.15.181, or >= 6.1.135 (depending on branch)

  1. Upgrade the Linux kernel to version 5.4.293 or later for the 5.4.y stable branch
  2. OR upgrade to version 5.10.237 or later for the 5.10.y stable branch
  3. OR upgrade to version 5.15.181 or later for the 5.15.y stable branch
  4. OR upgrade to version 6.1.135 or later for the 6.1.y stable branch
  5. After kernel upgrade, reboot the system to load the patched kernel
  6. For Debian 11 (Bullseye), apply the kernel security update that includes this fix
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require rebuild of out-of-tree modules; ensure compatible drivers are available

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