#VU116295 Incorrect calculation in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50437
Published: October 1, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116295
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50437
CWE-ID: CWE-682
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect calculation within the msm_hdmi_modeset_init() function in drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi/hdmi.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08c7375fa27a8ceee028868e03ffb3a0db919d44
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c43f3ec731c233eb84b66199ee76dbf3ec6ecae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c1294da6aed1f16d47a417dcfe6602833c3c95c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9efb45b45ff6254bfd1f1997a06725cb3fc998a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9c1a6991a9b5aa6d0f2cbc9b8c3bf6c4d094dfa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b48949ab451eaf1e2c04c272c8a9a96a2b56546f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8f916b84e4b028ecad6c6472eaad543cc7df806
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7f1ff87a4afea1bc220d2ff00a7ce8e61f0b53
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.223