drm/virtio: Fix GEM handle creation UAF
Priority LOW 34CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/virtio: Fix GEM handle creation UAF Userspace can guess the handle value and try to race GEM object creation with handle close, resulting in a use-after-free if we dereference the object after dropping the handle's reference. For that reason, dropping the handle's reference must be done *after* we are done dereferencing the object.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00245 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.164 +3Red Hat: 3 without a fix
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 | 4.4 and later | 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.164, 5.15.89, 6.1.7, 6.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.4 and later Fixed in 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.164, 5.15.89, 6.1.7, 6.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4 to before 4.19.270; 4.20 to before 5.4.229; 5.5 to before 5.10.164; 5.11 to before 5.15.89; 5.16 to before 6.1.7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4 to before 4.19.270; 4.20 to before 5.4.229; 5.5 to before 5.10.164; 5.11 to before 5.15.89; 5.16 to before 6.1.7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.164, 5.15.89, 6.1.7, 6.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-48899
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wg5x-3j3h-vr62
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19ec87d06acfab2313ee82b2a689bf0c154e57ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d01d6d2b06c0d8390adf8f3ba08aa60b5642ef73
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68bcd063857075d2f9edfed6024387ac377923e2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/011ecdbcd520c90c344b872ca6b4821f7783b2f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adc48e5e408afbb01d261bd303fd9fbbbaa3e317
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52531258318ed59a2dc5a43df2eaf0eb1d65438e
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Sources
- CVE-2022-48899 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-48899 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wg5x-3j3h-vr62 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-48899 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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