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Ubuntu: (CVE-2022-50725): linux vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C) | Dec 24, 2025 | Jan 6, 2026 | Jan 7, 2026 |
Description
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.
Solutions
References
- CVE-2022-50725
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-50725
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0369af6fe33d4053899b121b32e91f870b2cf0ae
- 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://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c290aa527fd832d278c6388a3ba53a9890fbd74a
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50725
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