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drm/i915: fix a possible refcount leak in intel_dp_add_mst_connector()

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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 source

Published 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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