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().
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History
11 Dec 2025, 15:06
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| CWE | CWE-401 | |
| First Time |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06926607b9fddf7ce8017493899ce6eb7e79a123 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c3bfb8586f848317ceba5d777e11204ba3e5758 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88ec6d11052da527eb9268831e7a9bc5bbad02f6 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a609bfc1e644a8467cb31945ed1488374ebdc013 - Patch | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
18 Sep 2025, 16:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-09-18 16:15
Updated : 2025-12-11 15:06
NVD link : CVE-2022-50404
Mitre link : CVE-2022-50404
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-50404
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
