In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/i915: Avoid lock inversion when pinning to GGTT on CHV/BXT+VTD
On completion of i915_vma_pin_ww(), a synchronous variant of
dma_fence_work_commit() is called. When pinning a VMA to GGTT address
space on a Cherry View family processor, or on a Broxton generation SoC
with VTD enabled, i.e., when stop_machine() is then called from
intel_ggtt_bind_vma(), that can potentially lead to lock inversion among
reservation_ww and cpu_hotplug locks.
[86.861179] ======================================================
[86.861193] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
[86.861209] 6.15.0-rc5-CI_DRM_16515-gca0305cadc2d+ #1 Tainted: G U
[86.861226] ------------------------------------------------------
[86.861238] i915_module_loa/1432 is trying to acquire lock:
[86.861252] ffffffff83489090 (cpu_hotplug_lock){++++}-{0:0}, at: stop_machine+0x1c/0x50
[86.861290]
but task is already holding lock:
[86.861303] ffffc90002e0b4c8 (reservation_ww_class_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: i915_vma_pin.constprop.0+0x39/0x1d0 [i915]
[86.862233]
which lock already depends on the new lock.
[86.862251]
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
[86.862265]
-> #5 (reservation_ww_class_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
[86.862292] dma_resv_lockdep+0x19a/0x390
[86.862315] do_one_initcall+0x60/0x3f0
[86.862334] kernel_init_freeable+0x3cd/0x680
[86.862353] kernel_init+0x1b/0x200
[86.862369] ret_from_fork+0x47/0x70
[86.862383] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
[86.862399]
-> #4 (reservation_ww_class_acquire){+.+.}-{0:0}:
[86.862425] dma_resv_lockdep+0x178/0x390
[86.862440] do_one_initcall+0x60/0x3f0
[86.862454] kernel_init_freeable+0x3cd/0x680
[86.862470] kernel_init+0x1b/0x200
[86.862482] ret_from_fork+0x47/0x70
[86.862495] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
[86.862509]
-> #3 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{3:3}:
[86.862531] down_read_killable+0x46/0x1e0
[86.862546] lock_mm_and_find_vma+0xa2/0x280
[86.862561] do_user_addr_fault+0x266/0x8e0
[86.862578] exc_page_fault+0x8a/0x2f0
[86.862593] asm_exc_page_fault+0x27/0x30
[86.862607] filldir64+0xeb/0x180
[86.862620] kernfs_fop_readdir+0x118/0x480
[86.862635] iterate_dir+0xcf/0x2b0
[86.862648] __x64_sys_getdents64+0x84/0x140
[86.862661] x64_sys_call+0x1058/0x2660
[86.862675] do_syscall_64+0x91/0xe90
[86.862689] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
[86.862703]
-> #2 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{3:3}:
[86.862725] down_write+0x3e/0xf0
[86.862738] kernfs_add_one+0x30/0x3c0
[86.862751] kernfs_create_dir_ns+0x53/0xb0
[86.862765] internal_create_group+0x134/0x4c0
[86.862779] sysfs_create_group+0x13/0x20
[86.862792] topology_add_dev+0x1d/0x30
[86.862806] cpuhp_invoke_callback+0x4b5/0x850
[86.862822] cpuhp_issue_call+0xbf/0x1f0
[86.862836] __cpuhp_setup_state_cpuslocked+0x111/0x320
[86.862852] __cpuhp_setup_state+0xb0/0x220
[86.862866] topology_sysfs_init+0x30/0x50
[86.862879] do_one_initcall+0x60/0x3f0
[86.862893] kernel_init_freeable+0x3cd/0x680
[86.862908] kernel_init+0x1b/0x200
[86.862921] ret_from_fork+0x47/0x70
[86.862934] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
[86.862947]
-> #1 (cpuhp_state_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
[86.862969] __mutex_lock+0xaa/0xed0
[86.862982] mutex_lock_nested+0x1b/0x30
[86.862995] __cpuhp_setup_state_cpuslocked+0x67/0x320
[86.863012] __cpuhp_setup_state+0xb0/0x220
[86.863026] page_alloc_init_cpuhp+0x2d/0x60
[86.863041] mm_core_init+0x22/0x2d0
[86.863054] start_kernel+0x576/0xbd0
[86.863068] x86_64_start_reservations+0x18/0x30
[86.863084] x86_64_start_kernel+0xbf/0x110
[86.863098] common_startup_64+0x13e/0x141
[86.863114]
-> #0 (cpu_hotplug_lock){++++}-{0:0}:
[86.863135] __lock_acquire+0x16
---truncated---
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Affected Vendors & Products
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History
Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915: Avoid lock inversion when pinning to GGTT on CHV/BXT+VTD On completion of i915_vma_pin_ww(), a synchronous variant of dma_fence_work_commit() is called. When pinning a VMA to GGTT address space on a Cherry View family processor, or on a Broxton generation SoC with VTD enabled, i.e., when stop_machine() is then called from intel_ggtt_bind_vma(), that can potentially lead to lock inversion among reservation_ww and cpu_hotplug locks. [86.861179] ====================================================== [86.861193] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected [86.861209] 6.15.0-rc5-CI_DRM_16515-gca0305cadc2d+ #1 Tainted: G U [86.861226] ------------------------------------------------------ [86.861238] i915_module_loa/1432 is trying to acquire lock: [86.861252] ffffffff83489090 (cpu_hotplug_lock){++++}-{0:0}, at: stop_machine+0x1c/0x50 [86.861290] but task is already holding lock: [86.861303] ffffc90002e0b4c8 (reservation_ww_class_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: i915_vma_pin.constprop.0+0x39/0x1d0 [i915] [86.862233] which lock already depends on the new lock. [86.862251] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: [86.862265] -> #5 (reservation_ww_class_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}: [86.862292] dma_resv_lockdep+0x19a/0x390 [86.862315] do_one_initcall+0x60/0x3f0 [86.862334] kernel_init_freeable+0x3cd/0x680 [86.862353] kernel_init+0x1b/0x200 [86.862369] ret_from_fork+0x47/0x70 [86.862383] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 [86.862399] -> #4 (reservation_ww_class_acquire){+.+.}-{0:0}: [86.862425] dma_resv_lockdep+0x178/0x390 [86.862440] do_one_initcall+0x60/0x3f0 [86.862454] kernel_init_freeable+0x3cd/0x680 [86.862470] kernel_init+0x1b/0x200 [86.862482] ret_from_fork+0x47/0x70 [86.862495] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 [86.862509] -> #3 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{3:3}: [86.862531] down_read_killable+0x46/0x1e0 [86.862546] lock_mm_and_find_vma+0xa2/0x280 [86.862561] do_user_addr_fault+0x266/0x8e0 [86.862578] exc_page_fault+0x8a/0x2f0 [86.862593] asm_exc_page_fault+0x27/0x30 [86.862607] filldir64+0xeb/0x180 [86.862620] kernfs_fop_readdir+0x118/0x480 [86.862635] iterate_dir+0xcf/0x2b0 [86.862648] __x64_sys_getdents64+0x84/0x140 [86.862661] x64_sys_call+0x1058/0x2660 [86.862675] do_syscall_64+0x91/0xe90 [86.862689] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e [86.862703] -> #2 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{3:3}: [86.862725] down_write+0x3e/0xf0 [86.862738] kernfs_add_one+0x30/0x3c0 [86.862751] kernfs_create_dir_ns+0x53/0xb0 [86.862765] internal_create_group+0x134/0x4c0 [86.862779] sysfs_create_group+0x13/0x20 [86.862792] topology_add_dev+0x1d/0x30 [86.862806] cpuhp_invoke_callback+0x4b5/0x850 [86.862822] cpuhp_issue_call+0xbf/0x1f0 [86.862836] __cpuhp_setup_state_cpuslocked+0x111/0x320 [86.862852] __cpuhp_setup_state+0xb0/0x220 [86.862866] topology_sysfs_init+0x30/0x50 [86.862879] do_one_initcall+0x60/0x3f0 [86.862893] kernel_init_freeable+0x3cd/0x680 [86.862908] kernel_init+0x1b/0x200 [86.862921] ret_from_fork+0x47/0x70 [86.862934] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 [86.862947] -> #1 (cpuhp_state_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}: [86.862969] __mutex_lock+0xaa/0xed0 [86.862982] mutex_lock_nested+0x1b/0x30 [86.862995] __cpuhp_setup_state_cpuslocked+0x67/0x320 [86.863012] __cpuhp_setup_state+0xb0/0x220 [86.863026] page_alloc_init_cpuhp+0x2d/0x60 [86.863041] mm_core_init+0x22/0x2d0 [86.863054] start_kernel+0x576/0xbd0 [86.863068] x86_64_start_reservations+0x18/0x30 [86.863084] x86_64_start_kernel+0xbf/0x110 [86.863098] common_startup_64+0x13e/0x141 [86.863114] -> #0 (cpu_hotplug_lock){++++}-{0:0}: [86.863135] __lock_acquire+0x16 ---truncated--- | |
| Title | drm/i915: Avoid lock inversion when pinning to GGTT on CHV/BXT+VTD | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-12-16T14:21:21.277Z
Updated: 2025-12-16T14:21:21.277Z
Reserved: 2025-12-16T13:41:40.263Z
Link: CVE-2025-68244
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2025-12-16T15:15:53.650
Modified: 2025-12-16T15:15:53.650
Link: CVE-2025-68244
Redhat
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