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CVE-2026-98919EUVD-2026-108883

drm/xe: harden adjust_idledly() against divide-by-zero and overflow

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Fixed in 6.18.55, 7.2.9
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Summary

The Linux kernel's Intel Xe graphics driver (DRM xe) is affected. A failed clock detection or certain arithmetic edge cases during GPU idle-delay setup can crash the kernel with a divide-by-zero or produce incorrect delay values that trigger repeated warnings.

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: harden adjust_idledly() against divide-by-zero and overflow adjust_idledly() has several corner-case issues flagged during review: 1. If xe_gt_clock_init() failed to recognise the crystal clock, gt->info.timestamp_base is 0, which makes idledly_units_ps also 0. The subsequent DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(..., idledly_units_ps) is then a divide-by-zero and panics the kernel. 2. The tick-to-ns conversions are done in u32: idledly * idledly_units_ps, (maxcnt - 1) * 1000 Both overflow u32 before DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST() sees them. 3. If IDLE_WAIT_TIME reads back as 0, maxcnt evaluates to 0 and the maxcnt - 1 clamp wraps to 0xFFFFFFFF in u32. 4. The register only stores whole ticks, so the clamped ns value has to be converted to ticks and back. DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST() can round that conversion up past maxcnt: maxcnt = 640 ns, one tick = 666664 ps clamp: maxcnt - 1 = 639 ns ns -> ticks: 639000 / 666664 = 0.958 -> rounds to 1 tick tick -> ns: 1 * 666664 / 1000 = 667 ns 667 ns is programmed into RING_IDLEDLY, but 667 >= maxcnt (640), so xe_gt_WARN_ON() fires again on every subsequent init. Return early if timestamp_base is 0 (the unknown-crystal path). Do the conversions in u64 via the *_ULL() helpers so they cannot wrap. Clamp with a floor (DIV_ROUND_DOWN_ULL) so the programmed delay stays strictly below maxcnt, and guard the maxcnt == 0 case with a zero delay while still writing RING_IDLEDLY so INHIBIT_SWITCH_UNTIL_PREEMPTED is cleared. v2: Drop the redundant warn on the timestamp_base == 0 path; xe_gt_clock_init() already warns on an unrecognised crystal clock. Keep the early return to avoid the divide-by-zero. - Vinay v3: Field-mask the RING_IDLEDLY write with REG_FIELD_PREP(IDLE_DELAY, ...) instead of writing the raw tick count, which could clobber INHIBIT_SWITCH_UNTIL_PREEMPTED and reserved bits. Split the inhibit-switch clear from the maxcnt clamp so a set inhibit bit no longer forces a needless delay overwrite when the delay itself is already valid. Use gt_to_xe(gt) instead of gt_to_xe(hwe->gt). (cherry picked from commit d864065ea25e9d12897c175de9176ce46677e176)

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Affected versions

  • Linux Linux

    From d2de4410a88ffc6053300d03041cc73b8c85dbaf · fixed in 2bcbfc5e7bfa9cc76818c54db698da5bdc13d9ff; From d2de4410a88ffc6053300d03041cc73b8c85dbaf · fixed in 531d4cd03118224022dc21ae25af052ce2a9e267; From d2de4410a88ffc6053300d03041cc73b8c85dbaf · fixed in 90f467577ebc28c5bc4ba2f0f1b83a4419fb0740

  • Linux Linux

    6.15

  • KernelLinux

    From 6.15.0 · fixed in 6.18.55; From 6.19.0 · fixed in 7.2.9

References 3

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