An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.19. In pxa3xx_gcu_write in drivers/video/fbdev/pxa3xx-gcu.c, the count parameter has a type conflict of size_t versus int, causing an integer overflow and bypassing the size check. After that, because it is used as the third argument to copy_from_user(), a heap overflow may occur. NOTE: the original discoverer disputes that the overflow can actually happen.
CVE-2022-39842
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-09-06. NVD baseline CVSS 6.1; sources differ by 1.7.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.1
- EG Score
- 7.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 40(Track)EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track
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How it’s computedSeverity78% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 43.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 5, 2022
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (12)
- cve@mitrehttps://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a09d2d00af53b43c6f11e6ab3cb58443c2cac8a7
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lore.kernel.org/all/YylaC1wHHyLw22D3%40kadam/T/
- cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a09d2d00af53b43c6f11e6ab3cb58443c2cac8a7
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lore.kernel.org/all/YylaC1wHHyLw22D3%40kadam/T/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257
Patch Availability(15)
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- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2022-398422022-09-09
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.19. In pxa3xx_gcu_write in drivers/video/fbdev/pxa3xx-gcu.c the count parameter has a type conflict of size_t versus int causing an integer overflow and bypassing the size check. After that because it is used as the third argument to copy_from_user() a heap overflow may occur. NOTE: the original discoverer disputes that the overflow can actually happen.
- UbuntuUSN-5791-1LOW
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5791-2LOW
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5791-3LOW
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5792-1LOW
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5792-2LOW
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5815-1LOW
Linux kernel (BlueField) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5854-1LOW
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5861-1LOW
Linux kernel (Dell300x) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5862-1LOW
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- UbuntuUSN-5865-1LOW
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- UbuntuUSN-5877-1LOW
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- UbuntuUSN-5883-1LOW
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- UbuntuUSN-5924-1LOW
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- UbuntuUSN-5975-1LOW
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- UbuntuUSN-6007-1LOW
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