CVE-2022-50786: Linux

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: s5p-mfc: Clear workbit to handle error condition During error on CLOSE_INSTANCE command, ctx_work_bits was not getting cleared. During consequent mfc execution NULL pointer dereferencing of this context led to kernel panic. This patch fixes this issue by making sure to clear ctx_work_bits always.

Affected products

• Linux Linux: from 3.16, before 4.19.270 (fixed in 4.19.270); from 4.20, before 5.4.229 (fixed in 5.4.229); from 5.5, before 5.10.163 (fixed in 5.10.163); from 5.11, before 5.15.87 (fixed in 5.15.87); from 5.16, before 6.0.18 (fixed in 6.0.18); from 6.1, before 6.1.4 (fixed in 6.1.4)

Published 2025-12-30. Last modified 2026-06-17.