CVE-2022-50725
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: vidtv: Fix use-after-free in vidtv_bridge_dvb_init() KASAN reports a use-after-free: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in dvb_dmxdev_release+0x4d5/0x5d0 [dvb_core] Call Trace: ... dvb_dmxdev_release+0x4d5/0x5d0 [dvb_core] vidtv_bridge_probe+0x7bf/0xa40 [dvb_vidtv_bridge] platform_probe+0xb6/0x170 ... Allocated by task 1238: ... dvb_register_device+0x1a7/0xa70 [dvb_core] dvb_dmxdev_init+0x2af/0x4a0 [dvb_core] vidtv_bridge_probe+0x766/0xa40 [dvb_vidtv_bridge] ... Freed by task 1238: dvb_register_device+0x6d2/0xa70 [dvb_core] dvb_dmxdev_init+0x2af/0x4a0 [dvb_core] vidtv_bridge_probe+0x766/0xa40 [dvb_vidtv_bridge] ... It is because the error handling in vidtv_bridge_dvb_init() is wrong. First, vidtv_bridge_dmx(dev)_init() will clean themselves when fail, but goto fail_dmx(_dev): calls release functions again, which causes use-after-free. Also, in fail_fe, fail_tuner_probe and fail_demod_probe, j = i will cause out-of-bound when i finished its loop (i == NUM_FE). And the loop releasing is wrong, although now NUM_FE is 1 so it won't cause problem. Fix this by correctly releasing everything.
EPSS 0.03% · 9.0th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.10, 5.10, 5.10 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.15.86, f90cf6079bf67988f8b1ad1ade70fc89d0080905, f90cf6079bf67988f8b1ad1ade70fc89d0080905 |
Exploit Intelligence
- CIRCL seen: CVE-2022-50725 (circl-sighting)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0369af6fe33d4053899b121b32e91f870b2cf0ae (circl)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c290aa527fd832d278c6388a3ba53a9890fbd74a (circl)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06398ce69571a43a8a0dd0f1bfe35d221f726a6a (circl)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a204a0b4a0d105229735222c515759ea2b126c1 (circl)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba8d9405935097e296bcf7a942c3a01df0edb865 (circl)
Timeline
- Dec 24, 2025 CVE Published
- Dec 24, 2025 PoC Published
- Dec 25, 2025 EPSS Score
- Dec 29, 2025 EPSS Score
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0369af6fe33d4053899b121b32e91f870b2cf0ae url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c290aa527fd832d278c6388a3ba53a9890fbd74a url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06398ce69571a43a8a0dd0f1bfe35d221f726a6a url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a204a0b4a0d105229735222c515759ea2b126c1 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba8d9405935097e296bcf7a942c3a01df0edb865 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50725 advisory