CVE-2022-50499

HIGH

Linux Kernel 4.9.195-4.9.336 - Use-After-Free in dvb_register_device

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: dvb-core: Fix double free in dvb_register_device() In function dvb_register_device() -> dvb_register_media_device() -> dvb_create_media_entity(), dvb->entity is allocated and initialized. If the initialization fails, it frees the dvb->entity, and return an error code. The caller takes the error code and handles the error by calling dvb_media_device_free(), which unregisters the entity and frees the field again if it is not NULL. As dvb->entity may not NULLed in dvb_create_media_entity() when the allocation of dvbdev->pad fails, a double free may occur. This may also cause an Use After free in media_device_unregister_entity(). Fix this by storing NULL to dvb->entity when it is freed.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 4.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-415
Status published
Products (28)
Linux/Linux < 5.4
Linux/Linux 1399a136127bfe1b9bb7c951d9851da62a519121 - e9a78485b658361fab6a5547377be6c1af6f1b3d
Linux/Linux 202be5d6e46f682b9d1d79cd4dc6ab726e62ef1c
Linux/Linux 4.14.147 - 4.14.303
Linux/Linux 4.14.303 - 4.14.*
Linux/Linux 4.19.270 - 4.19.*
Linux/Linux 4.19.77 - 4.19.270
Linux/Linux 4.9.195 - 4.9.337
Linux/Linux 4.9.337 - 4.9.*
Linux/Linux 4df2427a5148093987437054bb82da4d014dcd59 - 70bc51303871159796b55ba1a8f16637b46c2511
... and 18 more
Published Oct 04, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026