CVE-2022-50437: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/hdmi: fix memory corruption with too many bridges Add the missing sanity check on the bridge counter to avoid corrupting data beyond the fixed-sized bridge array in case there are ever more than eight bridges. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/502670/

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 3.12, before 4.9.332 (fixed in 4.9.332); from 4.10, before 4.14.298 (fixed in 4.14.298); from 4.15, before 4.19.264 (fixed in 4.19.264); from 4.20, before 5.4.223 (fixed in 5.4.223); from 5.5, before 5.10.153 (fixed in 5.10.153); from 5.11, before 5.15.77 (fixed in 5.15.77); …

Published 2025-10-01. Last modified 2026-08-04.