# CVE-2022-48981: drm/shmem-helper: Remove errant put in error path

- 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: 2024-10-21 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/shmem-helper: Remove errant put in error path drm_gem_shmem_mmap() doesn't own this reference, resulting in the GEM object getting prematurely freed leading to a later use-after-free.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/585a07b820059462e0c93b76c7de2cd946b26b40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a4da05acd062ae7774b6b19cef2b7d922902d36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83e3da8bb92fcfa7a1d232cf55f9e6c49bb84942
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/586847b98e20ab02212ca5c1fc46680384e68a28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24013314be6ee4ee456114a671e9fa3461323de8

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