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CVE-2022-48633

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-28
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.19.12 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/gma500: Fix WARN_ON(lock->magic != lock) error psb_gem_unpin() calls dma_resv_lock() but the underlying ww_mutex gets destroyed by drm_gem_object_release() move the drm_gem_object_release() call in psb_gem_free_object() to after the unpin to fix the below warning: [ 79.693962] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 79.693992] DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(lock->magic != lock) [ 79.694015] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 240 at kernel/locking/mutex.c:582 __ww_mutex_lock.constprop.0+0x569/0xfb0 [ 79.694052] Modules linked in: rfcomm snd_seq_dummy snd_hrtimer qrtr bnep ath9k ath9k_common ath9k_hw snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_codec_generic ledtrig_audio snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_intel ath3k snd_intel_dspcfg mac80211 snd_intel_sdw_acpi btusb snd_hda_codec btrtl btbcm btintel btmtk bluetooth at24 snd_hda_core snd_hwdep uvcvideo snd_seq libarc4 videobuf2_vmalloc ath videobuf2_memops videobuf2_v4l2 videobuf2_common snd_seq_device videodev acer_wmi intel_powerclamp coretemp mc snd_pcm joydev sparse_keymap ecdh_generic pcspkr wmi_bmof cfg80211 i2c_i801 i2c_smbus snd_timer snd r8169 rfkill lpc_ich soundcore acpi_cpufreq zram rtsx_pci_sdmmc mmc_core serio_raw rtsx_pci gma500_gfx(E) video wmi ip6_tables ip_tables i2c_dev fuse [ 79.694436] CPU: 0 PID: 240 Comm: plymouthd Tainted: G W E 6.0.0-rc3+ #490 [ 79.694457] Hardware name: Packard Bell dot s/SJE01_CT, BIOS V1.10 07/23/2013 [ 79.694469] RIP: 0010:__ww_mutex_lock.constprop.0+0x569/0xfb0 [ 79.694496] Code: ff 85 c0 0f 84 15 fb ff ff 8b 05 ca 3c 11 01 85 c0 0f 85 07 fb ff ff 48 c7 c6 30 cb 84 aa 48 c7 c7 a3 e1 82 aa e8 ac 29 f8 ff <0f> 0b e9 ed fa ff ff e8 5b 83 8a ff 85 c0 74 10 44 8b 0d 98 3c 11 [ 79.694513] RSP: 0018:ffffad1dc048bbe0 EFLAGS: 00010282 [ 79.694623] RAX: 0000000000000028 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 79.694636] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffffffffaa8b0ffc RDI: 00000000ffffffff [ 79.694650] RBP: ffffad1dc048bc80 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffffad1dc048ba90 [ 79.694662] R10: 0000000000000003 R11: ffffffffaad62fe8 R12: ffff9ff302103138 [ 79.694675] R13: ffff9ff306ec8000 R14: ffff9ff307779078 R15: ffff9ff3014c0270 [ 79.694690] FS: 00007ff1cccf1740(0000) GS:ffff9ff3bc200000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 79.694705] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 79.694719] CR2: 0000559ecbcb4420 CR3: 0000000013210000 CR4: 00000000000006f0 [ 79.694734] Call Trace: [ 79.694749] <TASK> [ 79.694761] ? __schedule+0x47f/0x1670 [ 79.694796] ? psb_gem_unpin+0x27/0x1a0 [gma500_gfx] [ 79.694830] ? lock_is_held_type+0xe3/0x140 [ 79.694864] ? ww_mutex_lock+0x38/0xa0 [ 79.694885] ? __cond_resched+0x1c/0x30 [ 79.694902] ww_mutex_lock+0x38/0xa0 [ 79.694925] psb_gem_unpin+0x27/0x1a0 [gma500_gfx] [ 79.694964] psb_gem_unpin+0x199/0x1a0 [gma500_gfx] [ 79.694996] drm_gem_object_release_handle+0x50/0x60 [ 79.695020] ? drm_gem_object_handle_put_unlocked+0xf0/0xf0 [ 79.695042] idr_for_each+0x4b/0xb0 [ 79.695066] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x30/0x60 [ 79.695095] drm_gem_release+0x1c/0x30 [ 79.695118] drm_file_free.part.0+0x1ea/0x260 [ 79.695150] drm_release+0x6a/0x120 [ 79.695175] __fput+0x9f/0x260 [ 79.695203] task_work_run+0x59/0xa0 [ 79.695227] do_exit+0x387/0xbe0 [ 79.695250] ? seqcount_lockdep_reader_access.constprop.0+0x82/0x90 [ 79.695275] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on+0x7d/0x100 [ 79.695304] do_group_exit+0x33/0xb0 [ 79.695331] __x64_sys_exit_group+0x14/0x20 [ 79.695353] do_syscall_64+0x58/0x80 [ 79.695376] ? up_read+0x17/0x20 [ 79.695401] ? lock_is_held_type+0xe3/0x140 [ 79.695429] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 [ 79.695450] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on+0x7d/0x100 [ 79.695473] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd [ 79.695493] RIP: 0033:0x7ff1ccefe3f1 [ 79.695516] Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at RIP 0x7ff1ccefe3c7. [ 79.695607] RSP: 002b:00007ffed4413378 EFLAGS: ---truncated---

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-617

Attacker-controllable input can reach an assertion that aborts the process when it fails, so a check meant for debugging becomes a denial-of-service in production. A single crafted request takes the service down. The fix is to handle unexpected input gracefully on reachable paths rather than asserting on it.

General guidance for the reachable assertion class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:< 5.19.12= 6.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.19.12 or later
Fixed in 5.19.12
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Linux Kernel 5.19.12 or later, or 6.1+

  1. Identify the current kernel version using 'uname -r'
  2. Check if your distribution provides a newer kernel package (e.g., 'apt update && apt upgrade' for Debian/Ubuntu, or 'dnf update' for RHEL/Fedora)
  3. If using a distribution kernel, upgrade to the latest available kernel version which will include the backported fix
  4. If building from source, download kernel 5.19.12 or later, or preferably 6.1+ from kernel.org, compile and install it
  5. Reboot into the new kernel and verify the version with 'uname -r'
Caveat Minor: This is a bug fix in the gma500 display driver; no API/ABI breaking changes expected. Ensure gma500_gfx module is available in new kernel if needed.

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