drm/radeon: fix a possible null pointer dereference
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/radeon: fix a possible null pointer dereference In radeon_fp_native_mode(), the return value of drm_mode_duplicate() is assigned to mode, which will lead to a NULL pointer dereference on failure of drm_mode_duplicate(). Add a check to avoid npd. The failure status of drm_cvt_mode() on the other path is checked too.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.31 and later | 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198, 5.10.122, 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4, 5.19 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.31 and later Fixed in 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198, 5.10.122, 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4, 5.19 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.9.318; 4.10 to before 4.14.283; 4.15 to before 4.19.247; 4.20 to before 5.4.198; 5.5 to before 5.10.122; 5.11 to before 5.15.47; 5.16 to before 5.17.15; 5.18 to before 5.18.4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.9.318; 4.10 to before 4.14.283; 4.15 to before 4.19.247; 4.20 to before 5.4.198; 5.5 to before 5.10.122; 5.11 to before 5.15.47; 5.16 to before 5.17.15; 5.18 to before 5.18.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198, 5.10.122, 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4, 5.19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-48710
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mc36-8c37-gc5w
References
Patch 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b33f7d99c9226892c7794dc2500fae35966020c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16a0f0b63c4c7eb46fc4c3f00bf2836e6ee46a9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a89bfeef9abe93371e3ea8796377f2d132eee29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28fd384c78d7d8ed8af0d086d778c3e438ba7f60
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fee8ae0a0bb66eb7730c22f44fbd7203f63c2eab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b7fba107b2c4ec7673d0f45bdbb9d1af697d9b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e938d24f0b7392e142b8aa434f18590d99dbe479
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/140d9807b96e1303f6f2675a7ae8710a2094bd17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2b28708b645c5632dc93669ab06e97874c8244f
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Sources
- CVE-2022-48710 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-48710 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mc36-8c37-gc5w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-48710 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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