CVE-2022-50725: media: vidtv: Fix use-after-free in vidtv_bridge_dvb_init()
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 0/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.23% (FIRST EPSS).
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 0369af6fe33d4053899b121b32e91f870b2cf0ae, 06398ce69571a43a8a0dd0f1bfe35d221f726a6a, 8a204a0b4a0d105229735222c515759ea2b126c1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 0369af6fe33d4053899b121b32e91f870b2cf0ae, 06398ce69571a43a8a0dd0f1bfe35d221f726a6a, 8a204a0b4a0d105229735222c515759ea2b126c1 or later.
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Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
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.
- Published
- Dec 24, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 14th percentile
- CWE
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0
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Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 0 / 40 · —
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
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Linux Linux
- 5.10affected
- f90cf6079bf67988f8b1ad1ade70fc89d0080905 and later · before 0369af6fe33d4053899b121b32e91f870b2cf0aeaffected · git
- f90cf6079bf67988f8b1ad1ade70fc89d0080905 and later · before c290aa527fd832d278c6388a3ba53a9890fbd74aaffected · git
- f90cf6079bf67988f8b1ad1ade70fc89d0080905 and later · before 06398ce69571a43a8a0dd0f1bfe35d221f726a6aaffected · git
- f90cf6079bf67988f8b1ad1ade70fc89d0080905 and later · before 8a204a0b4a0d105229735222c515759ea2b126c1affected · git
- f90cf6079bf67988f8b1ad1ade70fc89d0080905 and later · before ba8d9405935097e296bcf7a942c3a01df0edb865affected · git
- before 5.10not affected · semver
- 5.10.163 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver
- 5.15.86 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver
- 6.0.16 and later · up to and including 6.0.*not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
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| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
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| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2022-50723Dec 24, 2025 · bnxt_en: fix memory leak in bnxt_nvm_test()0Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2022-50724Dec 24, 2025 · regulator: core: fix resource leak in regulator_register()0Monitor
- Later →CVE-2022-50726Dec 24, 2025 · net/mlx5: Fix possible use-after-free in async command interface31Monitor
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| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 0369af6fe33d4053899b121b32e91f870b2cf0ae | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 06398ce69571a43a8a0dd0f1bfe35d221f726a6a | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 8a204a0b4a0d105229735222c515759ea2b126c1 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | ba8d9405935097e296bcf7a942c3a01df0edb865 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | c290aa527fd832d278c6388a3ba53a9890fbd74a | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 6.1.4-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
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