Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: fbcon: release buffer when fbcon_do_set_font() failed syzbot is reporting memory leak at fbcon_do_set_font() [1], for commit a5a923038d70 ("fbdev: fbcon: Properly revert changes when vc_resize() failed") missed that the buffer might be newly allocated by fbcon_set_font().

INFO

Published Date :

2025-09-18T16:03:49.643Z

Last Modified :

2026-02-06T16:30:39.388Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-50404 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2022-50404.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06926607b9fddf7ce8017493899ce6eb7e79a123 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c3bfb8586f848317ceba5d777e11204ba3e5758 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a341810a22e51c3a7a108f7896b5fd58d44d127 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88ec6d11052da527eb9268831e7a9bc5bbad02f6 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a609bfc1e644a8467cb31945ed1488374ebdc013 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025091852-CVE-2022-50404-5db4@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50404 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50404 cve-icon
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