# CVE-2021-47446: drm/msm/a4xx: fix error handling in a4xx\_gpu\_init()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-22 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/a4xx: fix error handling in a4xx_gpu_init() This code returns 1 on error instead of a negative error. It leads to an Oops in the caller. A second problem is that the check for "if (ret != -ENODATA)" cannot be true because "ret" is set to 1.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3962d626eb3e3b23ebb2e2a61537fa764acbfe11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/980d74e7d03ccf2eaa11d133416946bd880c7c08

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