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Unscored CVE-2021-47280 EUVD-2021-34285GHSA-rcjv-j3v6-r6cv

drm: Fix use-after-free read in drm_getunique()

Published May 21, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm: Fix use-after-free read in drm_getunique()

There is a time-of-check-to-time-of-use error in drm_getunique() due
to retrieving file_priv->master prior to locking the device's master
mutex.

An example can be seen in the crash report of the use-after-free error
found by Syzbot:
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=148d2f1dfac64af52ffd27b661981a540724f803

In the report, the master pointer was used after being freed. This is
because another process had acquired the device's master mutex in
drm_setmaster_ioctl(), then overwrote fpriv->master in
drm_new_set_master(). The old value of fpriv->master was subsequently
freed before the mutex was unlocked.

To fix this, we lock the device's master mutex before retrieving the
pointer from from fpriv->master. This patch passes the Syzbot
reproducer test.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 4.11 4.14.237

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 5.10.46-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.10.46-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.10.46-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +22 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-81.91 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1055.58 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1056.58 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1019.22 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1051.55 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.4.0-1022.23 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1045.47 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1053.57 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1042.46 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux 4.15.0-156.163 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1111.118 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1055.58~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-4.15 4.15.0-1123.136 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1056.58~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-4.15 4.15.0-1108.122 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1051.55~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-81.91~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-kvm 4.15.0-1099.101 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1080.88 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1053.57~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1042.46~18.04.3 —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1032.37 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 4.15.0-2053.55 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 4.15.0-2035.39 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips 4.15.0-1069.78 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 4.15.0-2018.20 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws-hwe 4.15.0-1111.118~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1123.136~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1108.122~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-156.163~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1080.88~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1123.136~14.04.1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +7 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1.150300.18.96.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.194.1.150200.9.99.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2183-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.194.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2183-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.188.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1979-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-docs +4 4.12.14-122.219.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1
Show 12 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1.150300.18.96.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.194.1.150200.9.99.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2183-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.194.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2183-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.188.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1979-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.219.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1
SLE Real Time 12 SP5 kernel-rt +3 4.12.14-10.188.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1983-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1.150300.18.96.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.172.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2010-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1.150300.18.96.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.172.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2010-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_45 1-150300.7.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150200.24.194.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2183-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_49 1-150200.5.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2183-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.219.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_57 1-8.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1.150300.18.96.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.194.1.150200.9.99.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2183-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.194.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2183-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1.150300.18.96.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2 kernel-livepatch-4.14.238-182.421 1.0-0.amzn2 ALAS2-2021-1685
Amazon Linux 2 perf +8 4.14.238-182.421.amzn2 ALAS2-2021-1685

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