CVE-2022-50867
drm/msm/a6xx: Fix kvzalloc vs state_kcalloc usage
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/a6xx: Replace kcalloc() with kvzalloc() In order to reduce chance of allocation failure while capturing a6xx gpu state, use kvzalloc() instead of kcalloc() in state_kcalloc(). Indirectly, this patch helps to fix leaking memory allocated for gmu_debug object. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/505074/
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Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
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