CVE-2022-50404
fbdev: fbcon: release buffer when fbcon_do_set_font() failed
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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().
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
868749a7456dc48e93887a8474194e2ee6d6c21f < 5a341810a22e51c3a7a108f7896b5fd58d44d127 ebd6f886aa2447fcfcdce5450c9e1028e1d681bb < 88ec6d11052da527eb9268831e7a9bc5bbad02f6 a5a923038d70d2d4a86cb4e3f32625a5ee6e7e24 < 06926607b9fddf7ce8017493899ce6eb7e79a123 a5a923038d70d2d4a86cb4e3f32625a5ee6e7e24 < a609bfc1e644a8467cb31945ed1488374ebdc013 a5a923038d70d2d4a86cb4e3f32625a5ee6e7e24 < 3c3bfb8586f848317ceba5d777e11204ba3e5758 f08ccb792d3eaf1dc62d8cbf6a30d6522329f660
Linux / Linux
6.0
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a341810a22e51c3a7a108f7896b5fd58d44d127 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88ec6d11052da527eb9268831e7a9bc5bbad02f6 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06926607b9fddf7ce8017493899ce6eb7e79a123 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a609bfc1e644a8467cb31945ed1488374ebdc013 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c3bfb8586f848317ceba5d777e11204ba3e5758