CVE-2022-50526

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/dp: fix memory corruption with too many bridges Add the missing sanity check on the bridge counter to avoid corrupting data beyond the fixed-sized bridge array in case there are ever more than eight bridges. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/502664/

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74466e46e7543c7f74f1502181e9ba93f7521374	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b312fcab461bd9484c61409007a6fe059f9c2074	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-10-07 16:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 05:23

NVD link : CVE-2022-50526

Mitre link : CVE-2022-50526

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-50526

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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