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CVE-2022-50667

drm/vmwgfx: Fix memory leak in vmw_mksstat_add_ioctl()

N/A
Published: December 9, 2025 at 01:29 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
5.15 ≤ v < 5.15.755.15 ≤ v < 5.19.175.15 ≤ v < 6.0.35.15 ≤ v < 6.15.157a7a933edd6c3a6d5d64e08093f2d564104cefcd
Vendor states this is fixed in 53066b144715332ce9370143c33c50d9a4d3e809 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6ad40bbb2c25f17b899fcea114ebc0a46d8a938b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a40c7f61d12fbd1e785e59140b9efd57127c0c33 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b47a37ad4a444d82f9caf153a79d090b79786ebb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.75 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (4)

Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b47a37ad4a444d82f9caf153a79d090b79786ebb
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ad40bbb2c25f17b899fcea114ebc0a46d8a938b
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53066b144715332ce9370143c33c50d9a4d3e809
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a40c7f61d12fbd1e785e59140b9efd57127c0c33

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