# CVE-2022-49741: fbdev: smscufx: fix error handling code in ufx_usb_probe > A memory leak in the smscufx USB framebuffer driver allows local attackers to cause resource exhaustion and denial of service. - **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 27 Mar 2025 - **Updated:** 23 May 2026 - **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49741, GHSA-cx4p-cv2h-hf45, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49741 ## What is CVE-2022-49741? CVE-2022-49741 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: smscufx: fix error handling code in ufx_usb_probe The current error handling code in ufx_usb_probe have many unmatching issues, e.g., missing ufx_free_usb_list, destroy_modedb label should only include framebuffer_release, fb_dealloc_cmap only matches fb_alloc_cmap. My local syzkaller reports a memory leak bug: memory leak in ufx_usb_probe BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff88802f879580 (size 128): comm "kworker/0:7", pid 17416, jiffies 4295067474 (age 46.710s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 80 21 7c 2e 80 88 ff ff 18 d0 d0 0c 80 88 ff ff .!|............. 00 d0 d0 0c 80 88 ff ff e0 ff ff ff 0f 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [] kmalloc_trace+0x20/0x90 mm/slab_common.c:1045 [] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:553 [inline] [] kzalloc include/linux/slab.h:689 [inline] [] ufx_alloc_urb_list drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c:1873 [inline] [] ufx_usb_probe+0x11c/0x15a0 drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c:1655 [] usb_probe_interface+0x177/0x370 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396 [] call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:560 [inline] [] really_probe+0x12d/0x390 drivers/base/dd.c:639 [] __driver_probe_device+0xbf/0x140 drivers/base/dd.c:778 [] driver_probe_device+0x2a/0x120 drivers/base/dd.c:808 [] __device_attach_driver+0xf7/0x150 drivers/base/dd.c:936 [] bus_for_each_drv+0xb7/0x100 drivers/base/bus.c:427 [] __device_attach+0x105/0x2d0 drivers/base/dd.c:1008 [] bus_probe_device+0xc6/0xe0 drivers/base/bus.c:487 [] device_add+0x642/0xdc0 drivers/base/core.c:3517 [] usb_set_configuration+0x8ef/0xb80 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2170 [] usb_generic_driver_probe+0x8c/0xc0 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:238 [] usb_probe_device+0x5c/0x140 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:293 [] call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:560 [inline] [] really_probe+0x12d/0x390 drivers/base/dd.c:639 [] __driver_probe_device+0xbf/0x140 drivers/base/dd.c:778 Fix this bug by rewriting the error handling code in ufx_usb_probe. Weakness: CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49741? It affects 1 product. Products: Linux kernel. ## How do I fix CVE-2022-49741? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2022-49741 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49741 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel - [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49741 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2022-49741 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49741 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49741/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49741/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49741 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49741 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49741 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49741/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.