---
id: CVE-2022-49135
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  drm/amd/display: Fix memory leak

  [why]
  Resource release is needed on the error handling path
  to prevent memory leak.

  [how]
  Fix this by adding kfree on the error handl…
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  drm/amd/display: Fix memory leak

  [why]
  Resource release is needed on the error handling path
  to prevent memory leak.

  [how]
  Fix 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'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amd/display: Fix memory leak

[why]
Resource release is needed on the error handling path
to prevent memory leak.

[how]
Fix this by adding kfree on the error handling path.

## Affected

- `linux_kernel < 5.15.34`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.16.20`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.17, < 5.17.3`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 5.17.3`