# CVE-2022-49506: drm/mediatek: Add vblank register/unregister callback functions

> A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's MediaTek DRM driver causes a kernel panic due to a race condition between IRQ handling and vblank disabling.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49506, GHSA-wq4c-35xc-p7xq, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49506

## What is CVE-2022-49506?

CVE-2022-49506 is a medium-severity 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/mediatek: Add vblank register/unregister callback functions

We encountered a kernel panic issue that callback data will be NULL when
it's using in ovl irq handler. There is a timing issue between
mtk_disp_ovl_irq_handler() and mtk_ovl_disable_vblank().

To resolve this issue, we use the flow to register/unregister vblank cb:
- Register callback function and callback data when crtc creates.
- Unregister callback function and callback data when crtc destroies.

With this solution, we can assure callback data will not be NULL when
vblank is disable.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49506?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49506?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49506 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49506 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49506 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49506 is a medium-severity 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49506 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49506/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49506/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49506
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49506
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49506

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49506/
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