# CVE-2022-50725: media: vidtv: Fix use-after-free in vidtv_bridge_dvb_init()

> A use-after-free in the Linux kernel vidtv driver allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via improper error handling.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **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:** 24 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50725, GHSA-jx9q-5j85-6qhg, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50725

## What is CVE-2022-50725?

CVE-2022-50725 is an use after free vulnerability in Linux, published on 24 Dec 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:

media: vidtv: Fix use-after-free in vidtv_bridge_dvb_init()

KASAN reports a use-after-free:
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in dvb_dmxdev_release+0x4d5/0x5d0 [dvb_core]
Call Trace:
 ...
 dvb_dmxdev_release+0x4d5/0x5d0 [dvb_core]
 vidtv_bridge_probe+0x7bf/0xa40 [dvb_vidtv_bridge]
 platform_probe+0xb6/0x170
 ...
Allocated by task 1238:
 ...
 dvb_register_device+0x1a7/0xa70 [dvb_core]
 dvb_dmxdev_init+0x2af/0x4a0 [dvb_core]
 vidtv_bridge_probe+0x766/0xa40 [dvb_vidtv_bridge]
 ...
Freed by task 1238:
 dvb_register_device+0x6d2/0xa70 [dvb_core]
 dvb_dmxdev_init+0x2af/0x4a0 [dvb_core]
 vidtv_bridge_probe+0x766/0xa40 [dvb_vidtv_bridge]
 ...

It is because the error handling in vidtv_bridge_dvb_init() is wrong.

First, vidtv_bridge_dmx(dev)_init() will clean themselves when fail, but
goto fail_dmx(_dev): calls release functions again, which causes
use-after-free.

Also, in fail_fe, fail_tuner_probe and fail_demod_probe, j = i will cause
out-of-bound when i finished its loop (i == NUM_FE). And the loop
releasing is wrong, although now NUM_FE is 1 so it won't cause problem.

Fix this by correctly releasing everything.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50725?


## How do I fix CVE-2022-50725?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-50725 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50725 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-50725 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-50725 is an use after free vulnerability in Linux, published on 24 Dec 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-2022-50725 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux. 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-2022-50725/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50725/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50725
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50725
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50725

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50725/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.