CVE-2022-50664

kernel: media: dvb-frontends: fix leak of memory fw

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · December 9, 2025

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

A memory leak vulnerability was found in the DVB frontend drivers in the Linux kernel. Firmware memory is not properly freed in certain code paths, leading to memory leakage. Over time, this can cause resource exhaustion on systems using DVB hardware.

Statement

This is a memory leak issue in DVB frontend drivers that affects systems with DVB hardware. The impact is limited to systems actively using digital video broadcast functionality.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-771 · Missing Reference to Active Allocated Resource