SB2025061958 - Memory leak in Linux kernel drm meson driver
Published: June 19, 2025 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025061958
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-2022-50188)
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/50446ac34545580d073ff0dd154b796726772668
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7381076809586528e2a812a709e2758916318a99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79b15eb0aa059b3a5bc60364ce82eb2cefac80db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfcca6234b2a36d213f0cc1c127becc17680f7df
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.2