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CVE-2022-50404 Detail

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().


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06926607b9fddf7ce8017493899ce6eb7e79a123 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c3bfb8586f848317ceba5d777e11204ba3e5758 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88ec6d11052da527eb9268831e7a9bc5bbad02f6 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a609bfc1e644a8467cb31945ed1488374ebdc013 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-50404
NVD Published Date:
09/18/2025
NVD Last Modified:
09/18/2025
Source:
kernel.org