CVE-2022-50099

HIGH

Linux Kernel - Denial of Service via Improper Screen Size Validation in arkfb_set_par

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: video: fbdev: arkfb: Check the size of screen before memset_io() In the function arkfb_set_par(), the value of 'screen_size' is calculated by the user input. If the user provides the improper value, the value of 'screen_size' may larger than 'info->screen_size', which may cause the following bug: [ 659.399066] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffc90003000000 [ 659.399077] #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode [ 659.399079] #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page [ 659.399094] RIP: 0010:memset_orig+0x33/0xb0 [ 659.399116] Call Trace: [ 659.399122] arkfb_set_par+0x143f/0x24c0 [ 659.399130] fb_set_var+0x604/0xeb0 [ 659.399161] do_fb_ioctl+0x234/0x670 [ 659.399189] fb_ioctl+0xdd/0x130 Fix the this by checking the value of 'screen_size' before memset_io().

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (26)
linux/Kernel 2.6.22 - 4.14.291linux
linux/Kernel 4.15.0 - 4.19.256linux
linux/Kernel 4.20.0 - 5.4.211linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.61linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 5.18.18linux
linux/Kernel 5.19.0 - 5.19.2linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.137linux
Linux/Linux < 2.6.22
Linux/Linux 2.6.22
Linux/Linux 4.14.291 - 4.14.*
... and 16 more
Published Jun 18, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026