CVE-2022-50417

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 5.10.163 - Use After Free

Title source: rule

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 v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 2.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-416
Status published

Affected Products (7)

linux/linux_kernel < 5.10.163
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/Kernel < 5.10.163linux
linux/Kernel < 5.15.87linux
linux/Kernel < 6.0.19linux
linux/Kernel < 6.1.5linux

Timeline

Published Sep 18, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026