Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2022-50878

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpu: lontium-lt9611: Fix NULL pointer dereference in lt9611_connector_init() A NULL check for bridge->encoder sh

Published Dec 30, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50878. EPSS is 0.20%. 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
0.20%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 23278bf54afe180967069bdc8c0f1c7a365fc63e <912f84e15e94ab87f5a7156aa1870090373d8304

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpu: lontium-lt9611: Fix NULL pointer dereference in lt9611_connector_init() A NULL check for bridge->encoder shows that it may be NULL, but it already been dereferenced on all paths leading to the check. 812 if (!bridge->encoder) { Dereference the pointer bridge->encoder. 810 drm_connector_attach_encoder(&lt9611->connector, bridge->encoder);

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  • vendor Linux Linux 23278bf54afe180967069bdc8c0f1c7a365fc63e <912f84e15e94ab87f5a7156aa1870090373d830423278bf54afe180967069bdc8c0f1c7a365fc63e <912f84e15e94ab87f5a7156aa1870090373d8304

How to fix CVE-2022-50878

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2022-50878 lists a fix boundary at 912f84e15e94ab87f5a7156aa1870090373d8304. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 23278bf54afe180967069bdc8c0f1c7a365fc63e <912f84e15e94ab87f5a7156aa1870090373d8304

  • 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-2022-50878. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 23278bf54afe180967069bdc8c0f1c7a365fc63e <912f84e15e94ab87f5a7156aa1870090373d8304 23278bf54afe180967069bdc8c0f1c7a365fc63e <912f84e15e94ab87f5a7156aa1870090373d8304. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.20%. 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. Dec 30, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpu: lontium-lt9611: Fix NULL pointer dereference in lt9611_connector_init() A NULL check for bridge->encoder shows that it may be NULL, but it already been dereferenced on all paths leading to the check. 812 if (!bridge->encoder) { Dereference the pointer bridge->encoder. 810 drm_connector_attach_encoder(&lt9611->connector, bridg

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpu: lontium-lt9611: Fix NULL pointer dereference in lt9611_connector_init() A NULL check for bridge->encoder shows that it may be NULL, but it already been dereferenced on all paths leading to the check. 812 if (!bridge->encoder) { Dereference the pointer bridge->encoder. 810 drm_connector_attach_encoder(&lt9611->connector, bridg

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50878

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50878

    30-day exploitation probability 0.20%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2022-55918

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpu: lontium-lt9611: Fix NULL pointer dereference in lt9611_connector_init() A NULL check for bridge->encoder shows that it may be NULL, but it already been dereferenced on all paths leading to the check. 812 if

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 1, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
  • EUVDOct 29, 2026