# CVE-2026-46211: drm/msm/gem: fix error handling in msm_ioctl_gem_info_get_metadata()

> A missing NULL check in the Linux kernel MSM DRM driver causes a null pointer dereference, leading to a system crash.

- **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:** 28 May 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-46211, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46211, GHSA-6wcw-jhw2-v4p6, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2026-46211, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46211

## What is CVE-2026-46211?

CVE-2026-46211 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 May 2026. 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/gem: fix error handling in msm_ioctl_gem_info_get_metadata()

msm_ioctl_gem_info_get_metadata() always returns 0 regardless of
errors. When copy_to_user() fails or the user buffer is too small,
the error code stored in ret is ignored because the function
unconditionally returns 0. This causes userspace to believe the
ioctl succeeded when it did not.

Additionally, kmemdup() can return NULL on allocation failure, but
the return value is not checked. This leads to a NULL pointer
dereference in the subsequent copy_to_user() call.

Add the missing NULL check for kmemdup() and return ret instead of 0.

Note that the SET counterpart (msm_ioctl_gem_info_set_metadata)
correctly returns ret.

Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/714478/

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-46211?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-46211?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-46211 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46211 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-46211 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-46211 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 May 2026. 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-2026-46211 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-2026-46211/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46211/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46211
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46211
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46211

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