SB2025091675 - Memory leak in Linux kernel drm vkms driver
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025091675
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50269)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the vkms_create() and vkms_init() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_drv.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07ab77154d6fd2d67e465ab5ce30083709950f02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d0b368b9d104b437e1f4850ae94bdb9a3601e89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bad13de764888b765ceaa4668893b52bd16653cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bebd60ec3bf21062f103e32e6203c6daabdbd51b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.16