# CVE-2026-68245: drm/amdgpu: fix lifetime issue of amdgpu\_vm\_get\_task\_info\_pasid()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.2, 6.7, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.1.191, fixed in 6.2; from 6.6.160, fixed in 6.7
- Linux: 6.9
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.9.0, fixed in 6.12.101; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.42; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: fix lifetime issue of amdgpu_vm_get_task_info_pasid() The vm pointer returned from amdgpu_vm_get_vm_from_pasid() is only valid while the lock is still being held. Once xa_unlock_irqrestore is called and returned, the pointer is no longer under lock and is subject to modification. Since, the caller still dereferences vm->task_info in amdgpu_vm_get_task_info_vm() after the lock is removed, this causes a use after unlock problem. Remove the lifetime issue present in amdgpu_vm_get_task_info_pasid() through removing the amdgpu_vm_get_vm_from_pasid() function from amdgpu_vm.c and making the relevant code inline to hold the lock while it is still in use. (cherry picked from commit 9d01579f3f868b333acc901815972685989092c7)

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe16a7e5336ae888751984e30c451fbf7cfa5df7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1173190412fb9d12e7efce76734118d9712ff970
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d5fb9124a2bba96a7807086d8fe0f7ce810d546
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04cc4aa3617b0ed67e859f91f09de5d896a46f3a

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