CVE-2022-50404
Sept. 19, 2025, 4 p.m.
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Description
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().
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| Linux |
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Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
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| o | linux | linux_kernel | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
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Timeline
Published: Sept. 18, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Sept. 19, 2025, 4 p.m.
Last Modified: Sept. 19, 2025, 4 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
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