7.8

CVE-2022-50368: linux Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50368DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50368
Published 17-09-2025Last modified 05-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-50368 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 7

Timeline

  1. 17-09-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/dsi: 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/502668/

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

12%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.21% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.22%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu119 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-204.215 | < 5.4.0-139.156 | < 5.15.0-60.66
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-1150.163 | < 5.4.0-1096.104 | < 5.15.0-1030.34
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ a689554ba6ed81cf606c16539f6ffc2a1dcdaf8e, < 4e5587cddb334f7a5bb1c49ea8bbfc966fafe1b8 | ≥ a689554ba6ed81cf606c16539f6ffc2a1dcdaf8e, < f649ed0e1b7a1545f8e27267d3c468b3cb222ece | ≥ a689554ba6ed81cf606c16539f6ffc2a1dcdaf8e, < 21c4679af01f1027cb559330c2e7d410089b2b36 | ≥ a689554ba6ed81cf606c16539f6ffc2a1dcdaf8e, < 9f035d1fb30648fe70ee01627eb131c56d699b35 | ≥ a689554ba6ed81cf606c16539f6ffc2a1dcdaf8e, < e83b354890a3c1d5256162f87a6cc38c47ae7f20 | ≥ a689554ba6ed81cf606c16539f6ffc2a1dcdaf8e, < 2e786eb2f9cebb07e317226b60054df510b60c65 | 4.1
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.1, < 4.19.264 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.223 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.153 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.77 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.0.7 | 6.1:rc1 | 6.1:rc2
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.0.7-1

3 vendors · 122 products

References

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