SB2025061957 - Memory leak in Linux kernel drm meson driver
Published: June 19, 2025 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025061957
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50184)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the meson_encoder_hdmi_init() function in drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_hdmi.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/013e67e7dd898170cbf54981cf1ed7616f822566
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/275fed7142fff5b27e176e53508196715043de5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/994bc82df85564d948037f1dfdd47c907e8a084b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d82a5a4aae9d0203234737caed1bf470aa317568
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.61
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0