# CVE-2026-99003: drm/panthor: validate userspace queue count against initialized firmware slot count

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-108797, GHSA-CHR3-6FXW-GJW4
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11
- Published: 2026-10-23 · Updated: 2026-10-23

## Affected

- Linux: from de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b, fixed in 4487cf79bf173f2b426a02d102076f8a20d23b96; from de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b, fixed in fdee3570b282a6c8699aea63fa5694355e010ec9; from de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b, fixed in 9be126be5f78bc331a930295af97c9b1f9158f06; from de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b, fixed in ec86c43dcfff68eab4db9bdafcd3e2b16e342e18
- Linux: 6.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.10.0, fixed in 6.12.113; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/panthor: validate userspace queue count against initialized firmware slot count In panthor_drv.c:panthor_ioctl_group_create(), the queue count is validated against the hardcoded maximum: if (!args->queues.count || args->queues.count > MAX_CS_PER_CSG) return -EINVAL; However, if the firmware reports fewer slots than MAX_CS_PER_CSG, panthor_fw_init_ifaces() will only initialize that smaller number of stream interfaces. If unprivileged userspace requests more queues than the firmware reported (but no more than MAX_CS_PER_CSG), cs_slot_prog_locked() fetches an uninitialized stream interface and may crash when dereferencing cs_iface->input->ringbuf_base.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4487cf79bf173f2b426a02d102076f8a20d23b96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdee3570b282a6c8699aea63fa5694355e010ec9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9be126be5f78bc331a930295af97c9b1f9158f06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec86c43dcfff68eab4db9bdafcd3e2b16e342e18

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