drm/msm/a6xx: Fix kvzalloc vs state_kcalloc usage
adreno_show_object() is a trap! It will re-allocate the pointer it is
passed on first call, when the data is ascii85 encoded, using kvmalloc/
kvfree(). Which means the data *passed* to it must be kvmalloc'd, ie.
we cannot use the state_kcalloc() helper.
This partially reverts commit ec8f1813bf8d ("drm/msm/a6xx: Replace
kcalloc() with kvzalloc()"), but adds the missing kvfree() to fix the
memory leak that was present previously. And adds a warning comment.
Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/507014/
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/a6xx: Replace kcalloc() with kvzalloc() In order to reduce chance of allocation failure while capturing a6xx gpu state, use kvzalloc() instead of kcalloc() in state_kcalloc(). Indirectly, this patch helps to fix leaking memory allocated for gmu_debug object. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/505074/ | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/a6xx: Fix kvzalloc vs state_kcalloc usage adreno_show_object() is a trap! It will re-allocate the pointer it is passed on first call, when the data is ascii85 encoded, using kvmalloc/ kvfree(). Which means the data *passed* to it must be kvmalloc'd, ie. we cannot use the state_kcalloc() helper. This partially reverts commit ec8f1813bf8d ("drm/msm/a6xx: Replace kcalloc() with kvzalloc()"), but adds the missing kvfree() to fix the memory leak that was present previously. And adds a warning comment. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/507014/ |
| Title | drm/msm/a6xx: Replace kcalloc() with kvzalloc() | drm/msm/a6xx: Fix kvzalloc vs state_kcalloc usage |
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Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/a6xx: Replace kcalloc() with kvzalloc() In order to reduce chance of allocation failure while capturing a6xx gpu state, use kvzalloc() instead of kcalloc() in state_kcalloc(). Indirectly, this patch helps to fix leaking memory allocated for gmu_debug object. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/505074/ | |
| Title | drm/msm/a6xx: Replace kcalloc() with kvzalloc() | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T19:26:39.639Z
Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:07.136Z
Link: CVE-2022-50867
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NVD
Status : Deferred
Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:01.533
Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020
Link: CVE-2022-50867
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