# CVE-2026-72388: drm/panthor: Always use the IRQ-safe variant when acquiring the fence lock

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.1.5
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b, fixed in 1804a760422a7d75eb6e1fc0638aaff18d1dde88; from de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b, fixed in 9de9e8f279de0c299631f530de66c51642eef50a; from de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b, fixed in 2946aa6c97ac0e0d777baef8c0e6d944da8724a3; from de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b, fixed in 778c57d624974e64535ef1c9d9b4d8e5066153f4
- Linux: 6.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.10.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/panthor: Always use the IRQ-safe variant when acquiring the fence lock Since dma_fence objects can be shared with other subsystems, they may be accessed from hardirq context in those drivers, and we have to take that into account by also using the IRQ-safe variant when acquiring the lock. While at it, switch to the guard model.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.1.5) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1804a760422a7d75eb6e1fc0638aaff18d1dde88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9de9e8f279de0c299631f530de66c51642eef50a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2946aa6c97ac0e0d777baef8c0e6d944da8724a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/778c57d624974e64535ef1c9d9b4d8e5066153f4

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