CVE-2022-50842
drm/virtio: Check whether transferred 2D BO is shmem
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/virtio: Check whether transferred 2D BO is shmem Transferred 2D BO always must be a shmem BO. Add check for that to prevent NULL dereference if userspace passes a VRAM BO.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 30, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 30, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Update the Linux kernel.
- Apply relevant patches for drm/virtio.
- Ensure BO transfers adhere to shmem type.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dec. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/virtio: Check whether transferred 2D BO is shmem Transferred 2D BO always must be a shmem BO. Add check for that to prevent NULL dereference if userspace passes a VRAM BO. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36e133af33ea54193378b190cf92c47c12a43d34 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/989164305b933af06d69bb91044dafbd01025371 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e473216b42aa1fd9fc6b94b608b42c210c655908 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f122bcb34f1a4b02ef3d95058d8fd1316ea03785 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f134f261d76ae3d5ecf68db642eaa746ceb84cfb