CVE-2022-50667
Published Dec 9, 2025
Modified Apr 15, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: Fix memory leak in vmw_mksstat_add_ioctl() If the copy of the description string from userspace fails, then the page for the instance descriptor doesn't get freed before returning -EFAULT, which leads to a memleak.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-50667? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/vmwgfx: Fix memory leak in vmw_mksstat_add_ioctl()
If the copy of the description string from userspace fails, then the page
for the instance descriptor doesn't get freed before returning -EFAULT,
which leads to a memleak.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2022-50667? +
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