CVE-2022-50867
drm/msm/a6xx: Fix kvzalloc vs state_kcalloc usage
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Dec 30, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Reserved
- Dec 30, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/msm/a6xx: Fix kvzalloc vs state_kcalloc usage
adreno_show_object() is a trap! It will re-allocate the pointer it is passed on first call, when the data is ascii85 encoded, using kvmalloc/ kvfree(). Which means the data *passed* to it must be kvmalloc'd, ie. we cannot use the state_kcalloc() helper.
This partially reverts commit ec8f1813bf8d ("drm/msm/a6xx: Replace kcalloc() with kvzalloc()"), but adds the missing kvfree() to fix the memory leak that was present previously. And adds a warning comment.
Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/507014/
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 |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
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