PT-2025-38421 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
CVE-2022-50404
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Published
2022-12-14
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Updated
2025-10-23
CVSS v2.0
6.0
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A memory leak was identified in the
fbcon do set font() function within the fbdev subsystem of the Linux kernel. The issue occurs when a buffer is newly allocated by fbcon set font() and is not properly released if fbcon do set font() fails.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Memory Leak
Improper Resource Release
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Astra Linux
Linux Kernel
Suse