Bug 2492749 (CVE-2026-53213) - CVE-2026-53213 kernel: drm/vc4: fix krealloc() memory leak
Summary: CVE-2026-53213 kernel: drm/vc4: fix krealloc() memory leak
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-53213
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-06-25 10:03 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-06-26 08:32 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-25 10:03:43 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/vc4: fix krealloc() memory leak

Don't just overwrite the original pointer passed to krealloc()
with its return value without checking latter:

    MEM = krealloc(MEM, SZ, GFP);

If krealloc() returns NULL, that erases the pointer
to the still allocated memory, hence leaks this memory.
Instead, use a temporary variable, check it's not NULL
and only then assign it to the original pointer:

    TMP = krealloc(MEM, SZ, GFP);
    if (!TMP) return;
    MEM = TMP;

While on it, use krealloc_array().


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