Bug 2348201 (CVE-2021-47657)

Summary:	CVE-2021-47657 kernel: drm/virtio: Ensure that objs is not NULL in virtio_gpu_array_put_free()
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	dfreiber, drow, jburrell, vkumar
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the virtio-gpu module in the Linux kernel. If the initialization fails, for example, due to a fault injection, a missing check in the virtio_gpu_array_put_free function can cause a NULL pointer dereference, resulting in a denial of service.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-02-26 03:21:09 UTC

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

drm/virtio: Ensure that objs is not NULL in virtio_gpu_array_put_free()

If virtio_gpu_object_shmem_init() fails (e.g. due to fault injection, as it
happened in the bug report by syzbot), virtio_gpu_array_put_free() could be
called with objs equal to NULL.

Ensure that objs is not NULL in virtio_gpu_array_put_free(), or otherwise
return from the function.

Comment 3 Avinash Hanwate 2025-02-26 18:36:15 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025022650-CVE-2021-47657-6f3d@gregkh/T