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().
History

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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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().
Title fbdev: fbcon: release buffer when fbcon_do_set_font() failed
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-09-18T16:03:49.643Z

Updated: 2025-09-18T16:03:49.643Z

Reserved: 2025-09-17T14:53:07.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-50404

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-09-18T16:15:43.507

Modified: 2025-09-18T16:15:43.507

Link: CVE-2022-50404

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2025-09-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-50404 - Bugzilla