CVE-2026-46211

drm/msm/gem: fix error handling in msm_ioctl_gem_info_get_metadata()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 28, 2026 at 09:40 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/gem: fix error handling in msm_ioctl_gem_info_get_metadata() msm_ioctl_gem_info_get_metadata() always returns 0 regardless of errors. When copy_to_user() fails or the user buffer is too small, the error code stored in ret is ignored because the function unconditionally returns 0. This causes userspace to believe the ioctl succeeded when it did not. Additionally, kmemdup() can return NULL on allocation failure, but the return value is not checked. This leads to a NULL pointer dereference in the subsequent copy_to_user() call. Add the missing NULL check for kmemdup() and return ret instead of 0. Note that the SET counterpart (msm_ioctl_gem_info_set_metadata) correctly returns ret. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/714478/

Affected

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

6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.326.19 ≤ v < 7.0.96.8 ≤ v < 6.12.906.8 ≤ v < 6.18.326.8 ≤ v < 7.0.96.8 ≤ v < 7.16.89902cb999e4e913d98e8afe4b36c08e4a793e1ce
Vendor states this is fixed in 47cbfe2608314b833ad61a65827d8fb363bc2d2d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 697e1a9559f6962f999cc4c748c2ffffcc0a7a7a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b079e85c91f446f29e808d8291189e897f1884ff (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c57c861956b89f2e2528e6384d51e2dedd915809 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.90 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.32 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1 (unaffected)

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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