CVE-2022-49218

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/dp: Fix OOB read when handling Post Cursor2 register The link_status array was not large enough to read the Adjust Request Post Cursor2 register, so remove the common helper function to avoid an OOB read, found with a -Warray-bounds build: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c: In function 'drm_dp_get_adjust_request_post_cursor': drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c:59:27: error: array subscript 10 is outside array bounds of 'const u8[6]' {aka 'const unsigned char[6]'} [-Werror=array-bounds] 59 | return link_status[r - DP_LANE0_1_STATUS]; | ~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c:147:51: note: while referencing 'link_status' 147 | u8 drm_dp_get_adjust_request_post_cursor(const u8 link_status[DP_LINK_STATUS_SIZE], | ~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Replace the only user of the helper with an open-coded fetch and decode, similar to drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link_dp.c.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

18 Mar 2025, 19:33

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.1
First Time Linux linux Kernel
Linux
CWE CWE-125
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aeaed9a9fe694f8b1462fb81e2d33298c929180b - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aeaed9a9fe694f8b1462fb81e2d33298c929180b - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2151490cc6c57b368d7974ffd447a8b36ade639 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2151490cc6c57b368d7974ffd447a8b36ade639 - Patch

26 Feb 2025, 07:00

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-02-26 07:00

Updated : 2025-03-18 19:33


NVD link : CVE-2022-49218

Mitre link : CVE-2022-49218


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read