{"id":"CVE-2022-49135","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/amd/display: Fix memory leak\n\n[why]\nResource release is needed on the error handling path\nto prevent memory leak.\n\n[how]\nFix this by adding kfree on the error handl…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/amd/display: Fix memory leak\n\n[why]\nResource release is needed on the error handling path\nto prevent memory leak.\n\n[how]\nFix this by adding kfree on the error handl…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-401","CWE-401"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel < 5.15.34","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.16.20","linux_kernel >= 5.17, < 5.17.3"],"patched":["linux_kernel 5.17.3"],"published":"2025-02-26","updated":"2026-08-13","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49135","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ce1497add6d17b48cc9df65095bd20202d93994","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5076315aaddd640bde896ec8d79423ed8ec83a59","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d5c6dba2b43e28845d7d7ed32a36802329a5f52","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e10369c72db7a0e2f77b2e306aadc07aef6b07a","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d0bef3cc22cf250278ed45b829f062a00af9e27","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00267,"epssPercentile":0.16777,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-13T00:57:22.702Z","slug":"CVE-2022-49135","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/amd/display: Fix memory leak\n\n[why]\nResource release is needed on the error handling path\nto prevent memory leak.\n\n[how]\nFix this by adding kfree on the error handling path.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel < 5.15.34`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.16.20`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.17, < 5.17.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 5.17.3`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}