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CVE-2022-50667 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: Fix memory leak in vmw_mksstat_add_ioctl() If the copy of the description string from userspace fails, then the page for the instance descriptor doesn't get freed before returning -EFAULT, which leads to a memleak.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53066b144715332ce9370143c33c50d9a4d3e809 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ad40bbb2c25f17b899fcea114ebc0a46d8a938b kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a40c7f61d12fbd1e785e59140b9efd57127c0c33 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b47a37ad4a444d82f9caf153a79d090b79786ebb kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-50667
NVD Published Date:
12/09/2025
NVD Last Modified:
12/09/2025
Source:
kernel.org