CVE-2022-48771
drm/vmwgfx: Fix stale file descriptors on failed usercopy
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: Fix stale file descriptors on failed usercopy A failing usercopy of the fence_rep object will lead to a stale entry in the file descriptor table as put_unused_fd() won't release it. This enables userland to refer to a dangling 'file' object through that still valid file descriptor, leading to all kinds of use-after-free exploitation scenarios. Fix this by deferring the call to fd_install() until after the usercopy has succeeded.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0008a0c78fc33a84e2212a7c04e6b21a36ca6f4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d833b27fb708d6fdf5de9f6b3a8be4bd4321565
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6066977961fc6f437bc064f628cf9b0e4571c56c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84b1259fe36ae0915f3d6ddcea6377779de48b82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0f90c8815706981c483a652a6aefca51a5e191c
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