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CVE-2022-50440 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: Validate the box size for the snooped cursor Invalid userspace dma surface copies could potentially overflow the memcpy from the surface to the snooped image leading to crashes. To fix it the dimensions of the copybox have to be validated against the expected size of the snooped cursor.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/439cbbc1519547f9a7b483f0de33b556ebfec901 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cf949c7fafe21e085a4ee386bb2dade9067316e kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d54d11b49860686331c58a00f733b16a93edfc4 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50d177f90b63ea4138560e500d92be5e4c928186 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/622d527decaac0eb65512acada935a0fdc1d0202 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6948e570f54f2044dd4da444b10471373a047eeb kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b4e70a428b5a11f56db94047b68e144529fe512 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94b283341f9f3f0ed56a360533766377a01540e0 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee8d31836cbe7c26e207bfa0a4a726f0a25cfcf6 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-50440
NVD Published Date:
10/01/2025
NVD Last Modified:
10/02/2025
Source:
kernel.org