CVE-2026-46211

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/gem: fix error handling in msm_ioctl_gem_info_get_metadata() msm_ioctl_gem_info_get_metadata() always returns 0 regardless of errors. When copy_to_user() fails or the user buffer is too small, the error code stored in ret is ignored because the function unconditionally returns 0. This causes userspace to believe the ioctl succeeded when it did not. Additionally, kmemdup() can return NULL on allocation failure, but the return value is not checked. This leads to a NULL pointer dereference in the subsequent copy_to_user() call. Add the missing NULL check for kmemdup() and return ret instead of 0. Note that the SET counterpart (msm_ioctl_gem_info_set_metadata) correctly returns ret. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/714478/

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47cbfe2608314b833ad61a65827d8fb363bc2d2d	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/697e1a9559f6962f999cc4c748c2ffffcc0a7a7a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b079e85c91f446f29e808d8291189e897f1884ff	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c57c861956b89f2e2528e6384d51e2dedd915809	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-28 10:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:53

NVD link : CVE-2026-46211

Mitre link : CVE-2026-46211

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-46211

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

{"id": "CVE-2026-46211", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.5, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}, "impactScore": 3.6, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8}]}, "affected": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "affectedData": [{"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "vendor": "Linux", "product": "Linux", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "9902cb999e4e913d98e8afe4b36c08e4a793e1ce", "lessThan": "697e1a9559f6962f999cc4c748c2ffffcc0a7a7a", "versionType": "git"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "9902cb999e4e913d98e8afe4b36c08e4a793e1ce", "lessThan": "c57c861956b89f2e2528e6384d51e2dedd915809", "versionType": "git"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "9902cb999e4e913d98e8afe4b36c08e4a793e1ce", "lessThan": "b079e85c91f446f29e808d8291189e897f1884ff", "versionType": "git"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "9902cb999e4e913d98e8afe4b36c08e4a793e1ce", "lessThan": "47cbfe2608314b833ad61a65827d8fb363bc2d2d", "versionType": "git"}], "programFiles": ["drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c"], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}, {"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "vendor": "Linux", "product": "Linux", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "6.8"}, {"status": "unaffected", "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.8", "versionType": "semver"}, {"status": "unaffected", "version": "6.12.90", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*"}, {"status": "unaffected", "version": "6.18.32", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*"}, {"status": "unaffected", "version": "7.0.9", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "7.0.*"}, {"status": "unaffected", "version": "7.1", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix", "lessThanOrEqual": "*"}], "programFiles": ["drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c"], "defaultStatus": "affected"}]}], "published": "2026-05-28T10:16:36.760", "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47cbfe2608314b833ad61a65827d8fb363bc2d2d", "tags": ["Patch"], "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/697e1a9559f6962f999cc4c748c2ffffcc0a7a7a", "tags": ["Patch"], "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b079e85c91f446f29e808d8291189e897f1884ff", "tags": ["Patch"], "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c57c861956b89f2e2528e6384d51e2dedd915809", "tags": ["Patch"], "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}], "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-476"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/msm/gem: fix error handling in msm_ioctl_gem_info_get_metadata()\n\nmsm_ioctl_gem_info_get_metadata() always returns 0 regardless of\nerrors. When copy_to_user() fails or the user buffer is too small,\nthe error code stored in ret is ignored because the function\nunconditionally returns 0. This causes userspace to believe the\nioctl succeeded when it did not.\n\nAdditionally, kmemdup() can return NULL on allocation failure, but\nthe return value is not checked. This leads to a NULL pointer\ndereference in the subsequent copy_to_user() call.\n\nAdd the missing NULL check for kmemdup() and return ret instead of 0.\n\nNote that the SET counterpart (msm_ioctl_gem_info_set_metadata)\ncorrectly returns ret.\n\nPatchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/714478/"}], "lastModified": "2026-06-17T10:53:19.403", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "3159A6C4-28F9-4A72-BA80-459B252682D6", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.90", "versionStartIncluding": "6.8"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "CB9F1FA8-6D5E-42B1-9877-57BACFE5C886", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.32", "versionStartIncluding": "6.13"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "33ACA10B-B260-46EA-BD50-70EBE5097672", "versionEndExcluding": "7.0.9", "versionStartIncluding": "6.19"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}