CVE-2022-49467 drm: msm: fix possible memory leak in mdp5_crtc_cursor_set()

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A memory leak in the Linux kernel's MSM DRM driver allows attackers to cause a denial of service by exhausting system memory.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-49467?

CVE-2022-49467 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm: msm: fix possible memory leak in mdp5_crtc_cursor_set()

drm_gem_object_lookup will call drm_gem_object_get inside. So cursor_bo needs to be put when msm_gem_get_and_pin_iova fails.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49467?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-49467?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-49467 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49467 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49467, GHSA-5mpr-r2xv-9qfh, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49467.

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