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CVE-2022-50183

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-50183 is a reference count leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel's DRM meson encoder_cvbs driver, specifically within the meson_encoder_cvbs_init function. This flaw, affecting Linux kernel versions, could lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires local access and low privileges, with no user interaction needed for exploitation. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.17, < 5.18.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.19, < 5.19.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
10.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0020 is in the 48th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-50183

kernel: drm/meson: encoder_cvbs: Fix refcount leak in meson_encoder_cvbs_init

Jun 18, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/51c36411ae27bf5f06c43462d2de2d4947ed33ea
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/7d255ddbbf679aa47e041cbf68520fd985ed2279
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/bb5ac08d5bd8626c318bd80a5063263daab8fdb6
Patch