Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50130
Published: June 20, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111679
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50130
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the fbtft_framebuffer_alloc() function in drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2022-50130
Install update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.15.149, 5.18.18, 5.19.2, 6.0
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4178bfa3fc9de556dfe248a6eabe29280f0ffda5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5185c319e8ea67657e0d3edd520a7276516c506a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ae6abe240306f878557d6eadd950a2e2561f59f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81e878887ff82a7dd42f22951391069a5d520627
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.149
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0