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CVE-2022-50203

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-50203 is a refcount leak bug in the Linux kernel's ARM OMAP2+ display driver, specifically within the omapdss_init_fbdev() function. This vulnerability affects Linux kernel versions and is rated as MEDIUM severity with a CVSS score of 5.5. An attacker with local access could potentially cause a denial of service (A:H) due to resource exhaustion. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.14.291CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.15, < 4.19.256CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.20, < 5.4.211CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.5, < 5.10.137CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.15.61CPE 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
10.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0020 is in the 49th 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 Patches (4)

redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-50203Low

kernel: ARM: OMAP2+: display: Fix refcount leak bug

Jun 18, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/0b4f96b47ff8dc2fa35d03c4116927248796d9af
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/2629d171f3d6451724549d8d10d14ac6da37a7be
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/3e505298a75f0bbdc96e923e76e5d45d6c8f64a7
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/496988a19d5c36fabf97c847db39167e42393c74
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/50b87a32a79bca6e275918a711fb8cc55e16d739
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/88d556029a78999b098d26a330bb6a7de166f426
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/a89a865dc9f0600fd146224e314775b9efc9d845
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/bdbdf69d5b78c5712c60c0004fa6aed12da36e26
Patch