#VU115781 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50368
Published: September 18, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115781
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50368
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the msm_dsi_modeset_init() function in drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21c4679af01f1027cb559330c2e7d410089b2b36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e786eb2f9cebb07e317226b60054df510b60c65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e5587cddb334f7a5bb1c49ea8bbfc966fafe1b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f035d1fb30648fe70ee01627eb131c56d699b35
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e83b354890a3c1d5256162f87a6cc38c47ae7f20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f649ed0e1b7a1545f8e27267d3c468b3cb222ece
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.223