Linux KernelOperating system · Linux

CVE-2026-43302

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-05-08
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.15.202 / 6.1.165 or later.
See remediation →
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/v3d: Set DMA segment size to avoid debug warnings When using V3D rendering with CONFIG_DMA_API_DEBUG enabled, the kernel occasionally reports a segment size mismatch. This is because 'max_seg_size' is not set. The kernel defaults to 64K. setting 'max_seg_size' to the maximum will prevent 'debug_dma_map_sg()' from complaining about the over-mapping of the V3D segment length. DMA-API: v3d 1002000000.v3d: mapping sg segment longer than device claims to support [len=8290304] [max=65536] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 493 at kernel/dma/debug.c:1179 debug_dma_map_sg+0x330/0x388 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 493 Comm: Xorg Not tainted 6.12.53-yocto-standard #1 Hardware name: Raspberry Pi 5 Model B Rev 1.0 (DT) pstate: 60400009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : debug_dma_map_sg+0x330/0x388 lr : debug_dma_map_sg+0x330/0x388 sp : ffff8000829a3ac0 x29: ffff8000829a3ac0 x28: 0000000000000001 x27: ffff8000813fe000 x26: ffffc1ffc0000000 x25: ffff00010fdeb760 x24: 0000000000000000 x23: ffff8000816a9bf0 x22: 0000000000000001 x21: 0000000000000002 x20: 0000000000000002 x19: ffff00010185e810 x18: ffffffffffffffff x17: 69766564206e6168 x16: 74207265676e6f6c x15: 20746e656d676573 x14: 20677320676e6970 x13: 5d34303334393134 x12: 0000000000000000 x11: 00000000000000c0 x10: 00000000000009c0 x9 : ffff8000800e0b7c x8 : ffff00010a315ca0 x7 : ffff8000816a5110 x6 : 0000000000000001 x5 : 000000000000002b x4 : 0000000000000002 x3 : 0000000000000008 x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffff00010a315280 Call trace: debug_dma_map_sg+0x330/0x388 __dma_map_sg_attrs+0xc0/0x278 dma_map_sgtable+0x30/0x58 drm_gem_shmem_get_pages_sgt+0xb4/0x140 v3d_bo_create_finish+0x28/0x130 [v3d] v3d_create_bo_ioctl+0x54/0x180 [v3d] drm_ioctl_kernel+0xc8/0x140 drm_ioctl+0x2d4/0x4d8

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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:>= 4.18, < 5.15.202>= 5.16, < 6.1.165>= 6.2, < 6.6.128>= 6.7, < 6.12.75>= 6.13, < 6.18.16>= 6.19, < 6.19.6

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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 5.15.202 / 6.1.165 / 6.6.128 or later
Fixed in 5.15.2026.1.1656.6.128
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Linux kernel 6.12.75 (or 6.6.128, 6.1.165, or 5.15.202 depending on your release branch)

  1. Upgrade the Linux kernel to one of the following fixed versions: 5.15.202 or later, 6.1.165 or later, 6.6.128 or later, or 6.12.75 or later
  2. If building from source, apply commit 0290934d30abe7c88e18140fd5184c3f386b1e44 to set max_seg_size properly in drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_drv.c
  3. Reboot the system with the new kernel
  4. Verify the fix by checking dmesg for DMA-API debug warnings - they should no longer appear when using V3D rendering with CONFIG_DMA_API_DEBUG enabled
Caveat Upgrade risk is minimal as this is a bugfix that sets a DMA parameter the driver should have been setting; however, kernel upgrades may introduce other changes - test in staging environment first

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