CVE-2022-50097
Published: Jun 18, 2025
Modified: May 11, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: video: fbdev: s3fb: Check the size of screen before memset_io() In the function s3fb_set_par(), the value of 'screen_size' is calculated by the user input. If the user provides the improper value, the value of 'screen_size' may larger than 'info->screen_size', which may cause the following bug: [ 54.083733] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffc90003000000 [ 54.083742] #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode [ 54.083744] #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page [ 54.083760] RIP: 0010:memset_orig+0x33/0xb0 [ 54.083782] Call Trace: [ 54.083788] s3fb_set_par+0x1ec6/0x4040 [ 54.083806] fb_set_var+0x604/0xeb0 [ 54.083836] do_fb_ioctl+0x234/0x670 Fix the this by checking the value of 'screen_size' before memset_io().
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected a268422de8bf1b4c0cb97987b6c329c9f6a3da4b - < 574912261528589012b61f82d368256247c3a5a8affected a268422de8bf1b4c0cb97987b6c329c9f6a3da4b - < 3c35a0dc2b4e7acf24c796043b64fa3eee799239affected a268422de8bf1b4c0cb97987b6c329c9f6a3da4b - < eacb50f1733660911827d7c3720f4c5425d0cddaaffected a268422de8bf1b4c0cb97987b6c329c9f6a3da4b - < 5e0da18956d38e7106664dc1d06367b22f06edd3affected a268422de8bf1b4c0cb97987b6c329c9f6a3da4b - < ce50d94afcb8690813c5522f24cd38737657db81+3 more versions |
Linux | Linux | affected 2.6.21unaffected 0 - < 2.6.21unaffected 4.14.291 - <= 4.14.*unaffected 4.19.256 - <= 4.19.*unaffected 5.4.211 - <= 5.4.*+5 more versions |
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