CVE-2022-49490

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/mdp5: Return error code in mdp5_pipe_release when deadlock is detected mdp5_get_global_state runs the risk of hitting a -EDEADLK when acquiring the modeset lock, but currently mdp5_pipe_release doesn't check for if an error is returned. Because of this, there is a possibility of mdp5_pipe_release hitting a NULL dereference error. To avoid this, let's have mdp5_pipe_release check if mdp5_get_global_state returns an error and propogate that error. Changes since v1: - Separated declaration and initialization of *new_state to avoid compiler warning - Fixed some spelling mistakes in commit message Changes since v2: - Return 0 in case where hwpipe is NULL as this is considered normal behavior - Added 2nd patch in series to fix a similar NULL dereference issue in mdp5_mixer_release Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/485179/

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedFeb 26, 2025
First seenFeb 26, 2025

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel4.19.247, 5.4.198, 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel4.18 ≤ v < 4.19.247, 4.20 ≤ v < 5.4.198, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.121, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.46, 5.16 ≤ v < 5.17.14, 5.18 ≤ v < 5.18.34.19.247, 5.4.198, 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3

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CVE-2022-49490 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar