Bug 2513200 (CVE-2026-68238)

Summary: CVE-2026-68238 kernel: drm/amdgpu: Release VFCT ACPI table reference
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A flaw was found in the `drm/amdgpu` component of the Linux kernel. The `amdgpu_acpi_vfct_bios()` function fails to release a reference to the VFCT ACPI table after fetching it. This oversight leads to a resource leak, where memory allocated for the table mapping is not properly freed, potentially impacting system stability over time.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-10 12:24:34 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amdgpu: Release VFCT ACPI table reference

amdgpu_acpi_vfct_bios() fetches the VFCT table with acpi_get_table()
but never releases it. acpi_get_table() takes a reference on the
table (incrementing its validation_count and mapping it on the 0->1
transition); without a paired acpi_put_table() the mapping is leaked
on every call, whether or not a matching VBIOS image is found.

Route all exit paths after the table is acquired through a common
acpi_put_table(). The VBIOS image is copied out with kmemdup() before
the table is released, so it remains valid for the caller.

(cherry picked from commit ca5988682b4cba4cd125a0fa99b2de1239164ae4)