# CVE-2022-49320: dmaengine: zynqmp\_dma: In struct zynqmp\_dma\_chan fix desc\_size data type

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: zynqmp_dma: In struct zynqmp_dma_chan fix desc_size data type In zynqmp_dma_alloc/free_chan_resources functions there is a potential overflow in the below expressions. dma_alloc_coherent(chan->dev, (2 * chan->desc_size * ZYNQMP_DMA_NUM_DESCS), &chan->desc_pool_p, GFP_KERNEL); dma_free_coherent(chan->dev,(2 * ZYNQMP_DMA_DESC_SIZE(chan) * ZYNQMP_DMA_NUM_DESCS), chan->desc_pool_v, chan->desc_pool_p); The arguments desc_size and ZYNQMP_DMA_NUM_DESCS were 32 bit. Though this overflow condition is not observed but it is a potential problem in the case of 32-bit multiplication. Hence fix it by changing the desc_size data type to size_t. In addition to coverity fix it also reuse ZYNQMP_DMA_DESC_SIZE macro in dma_alloc_coherent API argument. Addresses-Coverity: Event overflow_before_widen.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83960276ffc9bf5570d4106490346b61e61be5f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95a0ba85c1b51b36e909841c02d205cd223ab753
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b5488f4721fed6e121e661e165bab06ae2f8675
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4838969e4d95d2bd2995d1605b20d3144fcb3e74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90aefae2e3a770a6909d339f5d8a988c0b0ceaf0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9a9f43a62a04ec3183fb0da9226c7706eed0115

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