CVE-2022-39842

MediumCVSS 6.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.19. In pxa3xx_gcu_write in drivers/video/fbdev/pxa3xx-gcu.c, the count parameter has a type conflict of size_t versus int, causing an integer overflow and bypassing the size check. After that, because it is used as the third argument to copy_from_user(), a heap overflow may occur. NOTE: the original discoverer disputes that the overflow can actually happen.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-190

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 5, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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