CVE-2022-50884
- Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:03.493
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm: Prevent drm_copy_field() to attempt copying a NULL pointer
There are some struct drm_driver fields that are required by drivers since
drm_copy_field() attempts to copy them to user-space via DRM_IOCTL_VERSION.
But it can be possible that a driver has a bug and did not set some of the
fields, which leads to drm_copy_field() attempting to copy a NULL pointer:
[ +10.395966] Unable to handle kernel access to user memory outside uaccess routines at virtual address 0000000000000000
[ +0.010955] Mem abort info:
[ +0.002835] ESR = 0x0000000096000004
[ +0.003872] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
[ +0.005395] SET = 0, FnV = 0
[ +0.003113] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
[ +0.003182] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
[ +0.004964] Data abort info:
[ +0.002919] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004
[ +0.003886] CM = 0, WnR = 0
[ +0.003040] user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000115dad000
[ +0.006536] [0000000000000000] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000
[ +0.006925] Internal error: Oops: 96000004 [#1] SMP
…
[ +0.011113] pstate: 80400005 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=–)
[ +0.007061] pc : __pi_strlen+0x14/0x150
[ +0.003895] lr : drm_copy_field+0x30/0x1a4
[ +0.004156] sp : ffff8000094b3a50
[ +0.003355] x29: ffff8000094b3a50 x28: ffff8000094b3b70 x27: 0000000000000040
[ +0.007242] x26: ffff443743c2ba00 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000040
[ +0.007243] x23: ffff443743c2ba00 x22: ffff8000094b3b70 x21: 0000000000000000
[ +0.007241] x20: 0000000000000000 x19: ffff8000094b3b90 x18: 0000000000000000
[ +0.007241] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000aaab14b9af40
[ +0.007241] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000
[ +0.007239] x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : ffffa524ad67d4d8
[ +0.007242] x8 : 0101010101010101 x7 : 7f7f7f7f7f7f7f7f x6 : 6c6e6263606e7141
[ +0.007239] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000000
[ +0.007241] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : ffff8000094b3b90 x0 : 0000000000000000
[ +0.007240] Call trace:
[ +0.002475] __pi_strlen+0x14/0x150
[ +0.003537] drm_version+0x84/0xac
[ +0.003448] drm_ioctl_kernel+0xa8/0x16c
[ +0.003975] drm_ioctl+0x270/0x580
[ +0.003448] __arm64_sys_ioctl+0xb8/0xfc
[ +0.003978] invoke_syscall+0x78/0x100
[ +0.003799] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x4c/0xf4
[ +0.004767] do_el0_svc+0x38/0x4c
[ +0.003357] el0_svc+0x34/0x100
[ +0.003185] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x11c/0x150
[ +0.004418] el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194
[ +0.003716] Code: 92402c04 b200c3e8 f13fc09f 5400088c (a9400c02)
[ +0.006180] —[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]—
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How to fix CVE-2022-50884
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm: Prevent drm_copy_field() to attempt copying a NULL pointer There are some struct drm_driver fields that are required by drivers since drm_copy_field() attempts to copy them to user-space via DRM_IOCTL_VERSION. But it can be possible that a driver has a bug and did not set […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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