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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-50269

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix memory leak in vkms_init() A memory leak was reported after the vkms module install failed.

Published Sep 15, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50269. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.16%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 2df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 <07ab77154d6fd2d67e465ab5ce30083709950f02

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix memory leak in vkms_init() A memory leak was reported after the vkms module install failed. unreferenced object 0xffff88810bc28520 (size 16): comm "modprobe", pid 9662, jiffies 4298009455 (age 42.590s) hex dump (first 16 bytes): 01 01 00 64 81 88 ff ff 00 00 dc 0a 81 88 ff ff ...d............ backtrace: [ ] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0x60 [ ] 0xffffffffc45200a9 [ ] do_one_initcall+0xd0/0x4f0 [ ] do_init_module+0x1a4/0x680 [ ] load_module+0x6249/0x7110 [ ] __do_sys_finit_module+0x140/0x200 [ ] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 [ ]

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  • vendor Linux Linux 2df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 <07ab77154d6fd2d67e465ab5ce30083709950f022df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 <07ab77154d6fd2d67e465ab5ce30083709950f02

How to fix CVE-2022-50269

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50269. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 2df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 <07ab77154d6fd2d67e465ab5ce30083709950f02 2df7af93fdadb9ba8226fe443fae15ecdefda2a6 <07ab77154d6fd2d67e465ab5ce30083709950f02. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.16%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 15, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix memory leak in vkms_init() A memory leak was reported after the vkms module install failed. unreferenced object 0xffff88810bc28520 (size 16): comm "modprobe", pid 9662, jiffies 4298009455 (age 42.590s) hex dump (first 16 bytes): 01 01 00 64 81 88 ff ff 00 00 dc 0a 81 88 ff ff ...d............ backtrace: [ ] kmalloc_t

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix memory leak in vkms_init() A memory leak was reported after the vkms module install failed. unreferenced object 0xffff88810bc28520 (size 16): comm "modprobe", pid 9662, jiffies 4298009455 (age 42.590s) hex dump (first 16 bytes): 01 01 00 64 81 88 ff ff 00 00 dc 0a 81 88 ff ff ...d............ backtrace: [ ] kmalloc_t

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50269

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50269

    30-day exploitation probability 0.16%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2022-55586

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix memory leak in vkms_init() A memory leak was reported after the vkms module install failed. unreferenced object 0xffff88810bc28520 (size 16): comm "modprobe", pid 9662, jiffies 4298009455 (age 42.59

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.