CVE-2022-39842

Name
CVE-2022-39842
Description
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.
NVD Severity
unknown
Other trackers
Mailing lists
Exploits
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
MISC https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19
MISC https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a09d2d00af53b43c6f11e6ab3cb58443c2cac8a7
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html
https://lore.kernel.org/all/YylaC1wHHyLw22D3%40kadam/T/

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* linux_kernel == None == 5.19

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status