In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/virtio: Check whether transferred 2D BO is shmem

Transferred 2D BO always must be a shmem BO. Add check for that to prevent
NULL dereference if userspace passes a VRAM BO.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00026.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
f651c8b055423057d9f41525dfdc37b4796015d1 affected < f134f261d76ae3d5ecf68db642eaa746ceb84cfb
f651c8b055423057d9f41525dfdc37b4796015d1 affected < f122bcb34f1a4b02ef3d95058d8fd1316ea03785
f651c8b055423057d9f41525dfdc37b4796015d1 affected < 989164305b933af06d69bb91044dafbd01025371
f651c8b055423057d9f41525dfdc37b4796015d1 affected < 36e133af33ea54193378b190cf92c47c12a43d34
f651c8b055423057d9f41525dfdc37b4796015d1 affected < e473216b42aa1fd9fc6b94b608b42c210c655908
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
5.7 affected —
0 unaffected < 5.7
5.10.150 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.75 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
5.19.17 unaffected ≤ 5.19.*
6.0.3 unaffected ≤ 6.0.*
6.1 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36e133af33ea54193378b190cf92c47c12a43d34 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/989164305b933af06d69bb91044dafbd01025371 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e473216b42aa1fd9fc6b94b608b42c210c655908 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f122bcb34f1a4b02ef3d95058d8fd1316ea03785 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f134f261d76ae3d5ecf68db642eaa746ceb84cfb cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025123020-CVE-2022-50842-e43a@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50842 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50842 cve-icon
History

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000

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 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/virtio: Check whether transferred 2D BO is shmem Transferred 2D BO always must be a shmem BO. Add check for that to prevent NULL dereference if userspace passes a VRAM BO.
Title drm/virtio: Check whether transferred 2D BO is shmem
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-02T15:04:57.381Z

Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:07.133Z

Link: CVE-2022-50842

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-30T13:15:58.797

Modified: 2025-12-31T20:43:05.160

Link: CVE-2022-50842

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-12-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-50842 - Bugzilla

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