CVE-2026-43169

About vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/buddy: Prevent BUG_ON by validating rounded allocation When DRM_BUDDY_CONTIGUOUS_ALLOCATION is set, the requested size is rounded up to the next power-of-two via roundup_pow_of_two(). Similarly, for non-contiguous allocations with large min_block_size, the size is aligned up via round_up(). Both operations can produce a rounded size that exceeds mm->size, which later triggers BUG_ON(order > mm->max_order). Example scenarios:

• 9G CONTIGUOUS allocation on 10G VRAM memory: roundup_pow_of_two(9G) = 16G > 10G
• 9G allocation with 8G min_block_size on 10G VRAM memory: round_up(9G, 8G) = 16G > 10G Fix this by checking the rounded size against mm->size. For non-contiguous or range allocations where size > mm->size is invalid, return -EINVAL immediately. For contiguous allocations without range restrictions, allow the request to fall through to the existing __alloc_contig_try_harder() fallback. This ensures invalid user input returns an error or uses the fallback path instead of hitting BUG_ON. v2: (Matt A)
• Add Fixes, Cc stable, and Closes tags for context A flaw was found in the drm/buddy component of the Linux kernel. This vulnerability occurs when the system processes memory allocation requests, particularly for contiguous or large non-contiguous blocks. Incorrect rounding of the requested size can lead to an allocation exceeding available memory, which triggers a BUG_ON condition. A local user could exploit this by providing malformed input, resulting in a system crash and a Denial of Service (DoS).

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