drm/i915: fix a possible refcount leak in intel_dp_add_mst_connector()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915: fix a possible refcount leak in intel_dp_add_mst_connector() If drm_connector_init fails, intel_connector_free will be called to take care of proper free. So it is necessary to drop the refcount of port before intel_connector_free. (cherry picked from commit cea9ed611e85d36a05db52b6457bf584b7d969e2)
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.10.132, 5.15.56, 5.18.13, 5.4.207
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-49644
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 7 Nov 2026, 02:10 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
drm/i915: fix a possible refcount leak in intel_dp_add_mst_connector()
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 26 Feb 2025, 02:23 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915: fix a possible refcount leak in intel_dp_add_mst_connector() If drm_connector_init fails, intel_connector_free will be called to take care of proper free. So it is necessary to drop the refcount of port before intel_connector_free. (cherry picked from commit cea9ed611e85d36a05db52b6457bf584b7d969e2)
osv:CVE-2022-49644
Kernel
Fixed versions: 5.4.207, 5.10.132, 5.15.56, 5.18.13
Complete source record
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