Kernel memory corruption via paired-job use-after-free
Published May 1, 2025 · Updated Aug 5, 2026
Use-after-free in the Linux kernel PowerVR DRM driver allows local users to corrupt kernel memory through paired GPU jobs. The fragment job fails to retain a reference to its paired geometry job, so the scheduler's pvr_queue_prepare_job path reads the geometry structure after it is freed. Access to a system using the affected driver and paired geometry and fragment jobs is required; successful triggering compromises kernel memory integrity and can interrupt the system.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in the Linux kernel PowerVR DRM driver allows local users to corrupt kernel memory through paired GPU jobs. The fragment job fails to retain a reference to its paired geometry job, so the scheduler's pvr_queue_prepare_job path reads the geometry structure after it is freed. Access to a system using the affected driver and paired geometry and fragment jobs is required; successful triggering compromises kernel memory integrity and can interrupt the system.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-37763
- Published
- May 1, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- CWE-416
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
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- May 1, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.8
- Affected versionversion=eaf01ee5ba28b97f96a3d3eec4c5fbfb37ee4cde <4ba2abe154ef68f9612eee9d6fbfe53a1736b064
- Affected versionversion=eaf01ee5ba28b97f96a3d3eec4c5fbfb37ee4cde <b5a6f97a78e2fc008fd6503b7040cb7e1120b873
- Affected versionversion=eaf01ee5ba28b97f96a3d3eec4c5fbfb37ee4cde <c90b95e12eb88d23740e5ea2c43d71675d17ac8d
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