CVE-2022-50417

drm/panfrost: Fix GEM handle creation ref-counting

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 18, 2025 at 04:04 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 09:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/panfrost: Fix GEM handle creation ref-counting panfrost_gem_create_with_handle() previously returned a BO but with the only reference being from the handle, which user space could in theory guess and release, causing a use-after-free. Additionally if the call to panfrost_gem_mapping_get() in panfrost_ioctl_create_bo() failed then a(nother) reference on the BO was dropped. The _create_with_handle() is a problematic pattern, so ditch it and instead create the handle in panfrost_ioctl_create_bo(). If the call to panfrost_gem_mapping_get() fails then this means that user space has indeed gone behind our back and freed the handle. In which case just return an error code.

Affected

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

5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.875.16 ≤ v < 6.0.195.2 ≤ v < 5.10.1635.2 ≤ v < 5.15.875.2 ≤ v < 6.0.195.2 ≤ v < 6.1.55.2 ≤ v < 6.26.1 ≤ v < 6.1.55.26.2 rc16.2 rc2f3ba91228e8e917e5bd6c4b72bfe846933d17370
Vendor states this is fixed in 0b70f6ea4d4f2b4d4b291d86ab76b4d07394932c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3f9feffa8a5ab08b4e298a27b1aa7204a7d42ca2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4217c6ac817451d5116687f3cc6286220dc43d49 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4f1105ee72d8c7c35d90e3491b31b2d9d6b7e33a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ba3d2c2380e7129b525a787489c0b7e819a3b898 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.163 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.87 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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