CVE-2022-50667
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: Fix memory leak in vmw_mksstat_add_ioctl() If the copy of the description string from userspace fails, then the page for the instance descriptor doesn't get freed before returning -EFAULT, which leads to a memleak.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
5.15
and later are affected. Fixed in
5.15.75,
5.19.17,
6.0.3,
6.1
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50667 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53066b144715332ce9370143c33c50d9a4d3e809
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ad40bbb2c25f17b899fcea114ebc0a46d8a938b
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a40c7f61d12fbd1e785e59140b9efd57127c0c33
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2022-50667?
CVE-2022-50667 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.15 onward and has been patched in 5.15.75, 5.19.17, 6.0.3 and others. CVE-2022-50667 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50667?
Yes — CVE-2022-50667 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.75, 5.19.17, 6.0.3 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2022-50667 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2022-50667 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.