# CVE-2026-89825: drm/panthor: fix firmware control interface bounds checks

- 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
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5
- Published: 2026-09-16 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 2718d91816eeed03c09c8abe872e45f59078768c, fixed in 33ae55809aee9b4dca1d00cdee35b527f2bf8626; from 2718d91816eeed03c09c8abe872e45f59078768c, fixed in 80c9528661c774f899281c9a72011208ff39929e; from 2718d91816eeed03c09c8abe872e45f59078768c, fixed in 3e5c7cddc0073eef6f9bb373189b11a969f1f6f6; from 2718d91816eeed03c09c8abe872e45f59078768c, fixed in 6a47f9fd2d970674ed9dedc52fc7ab76fd015785
- Linux: 6.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.10.0, fixed in 6.12.110; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.51; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/panthor: fix firmware control interface bounds checks panthor_init_cs_iface() and panthor_init_csg_iface() validate firmware control interface offsets with 32-bit arithmetic and the size of the host wrapper structures. The offsets are derived from firmware-provided strides, so the arithmetic can wrap before the bounds check, and the host wrapper size is not the size of the firmware control interface being mapped. Use 64-bit arithmetic for the computed offsets and validate against the actual firmware control interface structure sizes with subtraction-based bounds checks. Also validate that the shared section is large enough for the global control interface before using it.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5) 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/33ae55809aee9b4dca1d00cdee35b527f2bf8626
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80c9528661c774f899281c9a72011208ff39929e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e5c7cddc0073eef6f9bb373189b11a969f1f6f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a47f9fd2d970674ed9dedc52fc7ab76fd015785

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