CVE-2022-50404
18.09.2025, 16:15
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fbdev: fbcon: release buffer when fbcon_do_set_font() failed
syzbot is reporting memory leak at fbcon_do_set_font() [1], for
commit a5a923038d70 ("fbdev: fbcon: Properly revert changes when
vc_resize() failed") missed that the buffer might be newly allocated
by fbcon_set_font().Enginsight| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.15.64 ≤ 𝑥 < 5.15.86 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.19.6 ≤ 𝑥 < 6.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.0.1 ≤ 𝑥 < 6.0.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.1 ≤ 𝑥 < 6.1.2 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.0:rc3 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.0:rc4 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.0:rc5 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.0:rc6 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.0:rc7 |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian Releases
Common Weakness Enumeration