Vulnerability · Published Oct 1, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2022-50437drm/msm/hdmi: fix memory corruption with too many bridges

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/hdmi: 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/502670/

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.0.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50437
Debian:13linux6.0.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50437
Debian:14linux6.0.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-60.66UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1030.34UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1033.40UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1033.40.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1029.36UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1027.32UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1015.19UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1025.28UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1025.30UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1028.33UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-60.66UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1029.35UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1024.26UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50437

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux a3376e3ec81c5dd0622cbc187db76d2824d31c1c – before a9c1a6991a9b5aa6d0f2cbc9b8c3bf6c4d094dfaa3376e3ec81c5dd0622cbc187db76d2824d31c1c – before e8f916b84e4b028ecad6c6472eaad543cc7df806a3376e3ec81c5dd0622cbc187db76d2824d31c1c – before 3c43f3ec731c233eb84b66199ee76dbf3ec6ecaea3376e3ec81c5dd0622cbc187db76d2824d31c1c – before ed7f1ff87a4afea1bc220d2ff00a7ce8e61f0b53a3376e3ec81c5dd0622cbc187db76d2824d31c1c – before 08c7375fa27a8ceee028868e03ffb3a0db919d44a3376e3ec81c5dd0622cbc187db76d2824d31c1c – before b48949ab451eaf1e2c04c272c8a9a96a2b56546fa3376e3ec81c5dd0622cbc187db76d2824d31c1c – before 9efb45b45ff6254bfd1f1997a06725cb3fc998a5a3376e3ec81c5dd0622cbc187db76d2824d31c1c – before 4c1294da6aed1f16d47a417dcfe6602833c3c95c
Linux Linux 3.12

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