CVE-2022-50437 — Out-of-bounds Write in Linux
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.67%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedOct 1
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/msm/hdmi: fix memory corruption with too many bridges
Add the missing sanity check on the bridge counter to avoid corrupting
data beyond the fixed-sized bridge array in case there are ever more
than eight bridges.
Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/502670/
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages4 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxa3376e3ec81c5dd0622cbc187db76d2824d31c1c — a9c1a6991a9b5aa6d0f2cbc9b8c3bf6c4d094dfa+8
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
2OSV▶
CVE-2022-50437: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/hdmi: fix memory corruption with too many bridges Add the missing sanity c↗2025-10-01
GHSA▶
GHSA-26gg-j549-wrrg: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/msm/hdmi: fix memory corruption with too many bridges
Add the missing sanity↗2025-10-01