CVE-2022-50239

cpufreq: qcom: fix writes in read-only memory region

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: September 15, 2025 at 02:01 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: qcom: fix writes in read-only memory region This commit fixes a kernel oops because of a write in some read-only memory: [ 9.068287] Unable to handle kernel write to read-only memory at virtual address ffff800009240ad8 ..snip.. [ 9.138790] Internal error: Oops: 9600004f [#1] PREEMPT SMP ..snip.. [ 9.269161] Call trace: [ 9.276271] __memcpy+0x5c/0x230 [ 9.278531] snprintf+0x58/0x80 [ 9.282002] qcom_cpufreq_msm8939_name_version+0xb4/0x190 [ 9.284869] qcom_cpufreq_probe+0xc8/0x39c ..snip.. The following line defines a pointer that point to a char buffer stored in read-only memory: char *pvs_name = "speedXX-pvsXX-vXX"; This pointer is meant to hold a template "speedXX-pvsXX-vXX" where the XX values get overridden by the qcom_cpufreq_krait_name_version function. Since the template is actually stored in read-only memory, when the function executes the following call we get an oops: snprintf(*pvs_name, sizeof("speedXX-pvsXX-vXX"), "speed%d-pvs%d-v%d", speed, pvs, pvs_ver); To fix this issue, we instead store the template name onto the stack by using the following syntax: char pvs_name_buffer[] = "speedXX-pvsXX-vXX"; Because the `pvs_name` needs to be able to be assigned to NULL, the template buffer is stored in the pvs_name_buffer and not under the pvs_name variable.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.765.16 ≤ v < 6.0.65.7 ≤ v < 5.10.1525.7 ≤ v < 5.15.765.7 ≤ v < 6.0.65.7 ≤ v < 6.15.76.1 rc1a8811ec764f95a04ba82f6f457e28c5e9e36e36b
Vendor states this is fixed in 01039fb8e90c9cb684430414bff70cea9eb168c5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 14d260f94ff89543597ffea13db8b277a810e08e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 794ded0bc461287a268bed21fea2eebb6e5d232c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b74ee4e301ca01e431e240c046173332966e2431 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.152 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.76 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1 (unaffected)

References (4)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01039fb8e90c9cb684430414bff70cea9eb168c5
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14d260f94ff89543597ffea13db8b277a810e08e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/794ded0bc461287a268bed21fea2eebb6e5d232c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b74ee4e301ca01e431e240c046173332966e2431

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125

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