What is CVE-2022-50526?

CVE-2022-50526 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-10-07.

How severe is CVE-2022-50526?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Linux

CVE-2022-50526

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/dp: 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/502664/

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (4.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 8a3b4c17f863cde8e8743edd8faffe916c49b960, 5.17, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50526?: CVE-2022-50526 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-50526?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.