SB2025061978 - Memory leak in Linux kernel drm meson driver
Published: June 19, 2025 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025061978
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-2022-50038)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the meson_vpu_has_available_connectors() function in drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_drv.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/3aa710e96747c8b4e52ba12ffe09edcb2755897c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a758f0ba11699837af9e1a0f7cbac6ef765a23e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dec38e19f6928235d4009ce55f7add8af34e5c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91b3c8dbe898df158fd2a84675f3a284ff6666f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d58ef256781398ad115aef44de0a02ad27ea6c3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc1fc2abfcb9235d0ece9a4d858426fb617cfa66
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe71d84c1a6c0d54657431e8eeaefc9d24895304
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.63