CVE-2022-50417
drm/panfrost: Fix GEM handle creation ref-counting
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Sep 18, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 17, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/panfrost: Fix GEM handle creation ref-counting
panfrost_gem_create_with_handle() previously returned a BO but with the only reference being from the handle, which user space could in theory guess and release, causing a use-after-free. Additionally if the call to panfrost_gem_mapping_get() in panfrost_ioctl_create_bo() failed then a(nother) reference on the BO was dropped.
The _create_with_handle() is a problematic pattern, so ditch it and instead create the handle in panfrost_ioctl_create_bo(). If the call to panfrost_gem_mapping_get() fails then this means that user space has indeed gone behind our back and freed the handle. In which case just return an error code.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-416 Use After Free
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b70f6ea4d4f2b4d4b291d86ab76b4d07394932c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f1105ee72d8c7c35d90e3491b31b2d9d6b7e33a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f9feffa8a5ab08b4e298a27b1aa7204a7d42ca2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba3d2c2380e7129b525a787489c0b7e819a3b898
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4217c6ac817451d5116687f3cc6286220dc43d49
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