CVE-2022-39842

Publication date 5 September 2022

Last updated 27 August 2026

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.1 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

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.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Hyunwoo Kim discovered that an integer overflow vulnerability existed in the PXA3xx graphics driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux-gke 26.04 LTS resolute
Not affected
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic Not in release
23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 5.15.0-1024.29
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 5.4.0-1091.98
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored end of standard support
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-xilinx 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-nvidia-bos 26.04 LTS resolute
Not affected
25.10 questing Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-nvidia-7.0 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe-7.0 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oem-7.0 26.04 LTS resolute
Not affected
25.10 questing Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-aws-7.0 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-riscv-7.0 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure-7.0 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure-fde-7.0 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp-7.0 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oracle-7.0 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux 26.04 LTS resolute
Not affected
25.10 questing
Not affected
25.04 plucky
Not affected
24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.10 kinetic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 5.15.0-57.63
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 5.4.0-136.153
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-204.215
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored end of standard support, was needed
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored end of standard support, was needed
linux-allwinner 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.10 kinetic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release