An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.19. In pxa3xx_gcu_write in drivers/video/fbdev/pxa3xx-gcu.c, the count parameter has a type conflict of size_t versus int, causing an integer overflow and bypassing the size check. After that, because it is used as the third argument to copy_from_user(), a heap overflow may occur. NOTE: the original discoverer disputes that the overflow can actually happen.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-09-05T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:07:42.999Z

Reserved: 2022-09-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2022-39842

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-09-05T07:15:08.170

Modified: 2024-08-03T12:15:14.507

Link: CVE-2022-39842

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2022-06-20T01:30:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-39842 - Bugzilla