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Vulnerability · 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 fail

Published Dec 9, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50667. EPSS is 0.24%. 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.

Same product and reporting

Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.24%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 7a7a933edd6c3a6d5d64e08093f2d564104cefcd <b47a37ad4a444d82f9caf153a79d090b79786ebb

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Linux Linux 7a7a933edd6c3a6d5d64e08093f2d564104cefcd <b47a37ad4a444d82f9caf153a79d090b79786ebb7a7a933edd6c3a6d5d64e08093f2d564104cefcd <b47a37ad4a444d82f9caf153a79d090b79786ebb

How to fix CVE-2022-50667

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2022-50667 lists a fix boundary at b47a37ad4a444d82f9caf153a79d090b79786ebb. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 7a7a933edd6c3a6d5d64e08093f2d564104cefcd <b47a37ad4a444d82f9caf153a79d090b79786ebb

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

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-2022-50667. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 7a7a933edd6c3a6d5d64e08093f2d564104cefcd <b47a37ad4a444d82f9caf153a79d090b79786ebb 7a7a933edd6c3a6d5d64e08093f2d564104cefcd <b47a37ad4a444d82f9caf153a79d090b79786ebb. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.24%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 9, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50667

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50667

    30-day exploitation probability 0.24%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2022-55738

    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

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 26, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 26, 2026
  • EUVDOct 26, 2026