CVE-2026-43169
Description
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
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.19.6-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.19.6-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.12.85-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 6.12.75 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5488a29596cdba93a60a79398dc9b69d5bdadf92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6236c1cd9fdf433d39ed28b2491ccdfe7ae95061
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d764b8dd420098a4d253b8a5b27568c897edb2cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecb32c60d8cbed2ee9ce9f343b6aa2f32babc727
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43169.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43169
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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