CVE-2022-50222None▾ Sunlit

tty: vt: initialize unicode screen buffer

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: vt: initialize unicode screen buffer syzbot reports kernel infoleak at vcs_read() [1], for buffer can be read immediately after resize operation. Initialize buffe…

▾ Sunlit zone — Low / medium · no exploitation signal

Depth score3/ 100 · Minimal

impact 2.8 · likelihood 0 · exploitation 0

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Published

Jun 18, 2025

Updated

Nov 5, 2026

CVSS

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Vendor

Linux

Product

Linux

CWE

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Depth score

3 · Minimal

EPSS

0.24% · p15

Platforms

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Source

CVEORG

Vector

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CISA SSVC

decided 2026-11-05

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA's ADP record at CVE.org: whether exploitation is observed, whether an attack can be automated, and how much of the system is at stake.

EPSS history

Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Nov 5.

0.2% → 0.2%

Timeline

Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.

3 events · 505 days

Jun 18, 2025Published
Disclosed via CVEORG
Nov 5, 2026Record revised
Last analysed / modified upstream
Nov 5, 2026EPSS first tracked
0.2%

Linux #cve.org

Affected

Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < e02fa87e572bb7d90dcdbce9c0f519f1eb992e96
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < cc9e874dace0c89ae535230c7da19b764746811e
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < 5c6c65681f39bf71bc72ed589dec3b8b20e75cac
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < 446f123aa6021e5f75a20789f05ff3f7ae51a42f
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < 777a462e1ae50a01fc4a871efa8e34d596a1e17d
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < e0ef23e9b0ad18b9fd3741b0f1ad2282e4a18def
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < af77c56aa35325daa2bc2bed5c2ebf169be61b86
Linux 4.19

Full technical detail▾

Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tty: vt: initialize unicode screen buffer

syzbot reports kernel infoleak at vcs_read() [1], for buffer can be read immediately after resize operation. Initialize buffer using kzalloc().

#include <fcntl.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <sys/ioctl.h> #include <linux/fb.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { struct fb_var_screeninfo var = { }; const int fb_fd = open("/dev/fb0", 3); ioctl(fb_fd, FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &var); var.yres = 0x21; ioctl(fb_fd, FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, &var); return read(open("/dev/vcsu", O_RDONLY), &var, sizeof(var)) == -1; }

Affected

Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < e02fa87e572bb7d90dcdbce9c0f519f1eb992e96
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < cc9e874dace0c89ae535230c7da19b764746811e
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < 5c6c65681f39bf71bc72ed589dec3b8b20e75cac
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < 446f123aa6021e5f75a20789f05ff3f7ae51a42f
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < 777a462e1ae50a01fc4a871efa8e34d596a1e17d
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < e0ef23e9b0ad18b9fd3741b0f1ad2282e4a18def
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < af77c56aa35325daa2bc2bed5c2ebf169be61b86
Linux 4.19

Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

References

Related vulnerabilities

Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.

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CVE-2022-50222None▾ Sunlit

tty: vt: initialize unicode screen buffer

▾ Sunlit zone — Low / medium · no exploitation signal

Depth score3/ 100 · Minimal

impact 2.8 · likelihood 0 · exploitation 0

⚡ Agent-ready:Raw markdown ↗JSON ↗

Proof of concept

Need a working PoC? Pro members can cast a request and our team develops one — it lands right here.

…

Published

Jun 18, 2025

Updated

Nov 5, 2026

CVSS

—

Vendor

Linux

Product

Linux

CWE

—

Depth score

3 · Minimal

EPSS

0.24% · p15

Platforms

—

Source

CVEORG

Vector

—

CISA SSVC

decided 2026-11-05

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA's ADP record at CVE.org: whether exploitation is observed, whether an attack can be automated, and how much of the system is at stake.

EPSS history

Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Nov 5.

0.2% → 0.2%

Timeline

Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.

3 events · 505 days

Jun 18, 2025Published
Disclosed via CVEORG
Nov 5, 2026Record revised
Last analysed / modified upstream
Nov 5, 2026EPSS first tracked
0.2%

Linux #cve.org

Affected

Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < e02fa87e572bb7d90dcdbce9c0f519f1eb992e96
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < cc9e874dace0c89ae535230c7da19b764746811e
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < 5c6c65681f39bf71bc72ed589dec3b8b20e75cac
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < 446f123aa6021e5f75a20789f05ff3f7ae51a42f
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < 777a462e1ae50a01fc4a871efa8e34d596a1e17d
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < e0ef23e9b0ad18b9fd3741b0f1ad2282e4a18def
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < af77c56aa35325daa2bc2bed5c2ebf169be61b86
Linux 4.19

Full technical detail▾

Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tty: vt: initialize unicode screen buffer

syzbot reports kernel infoleak at vcs_read() [1], for buffer can be read immediately after resize operation. Initialize buffer using kzalloc().

#include <fcntl.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <sys/ioctl.h> #include <linux/fb.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { struct fb_var_screeninfo var = { }; const int fb_fd = open("/dev/fb0", 3); ioctl(fb_fd, FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &var); var.yres = 0x21; ioctl(fb_fd, FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, &var); return read(open("/dev/vcsu", O_RDONLY), &var, sizeof(var)) == -1; }

Affected

Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < e02fa87e572bb7d90dcdbce9c0f519f1eb992e96
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < cc9e874dace0c89ae535230c7da19b764746811e
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < 5c6c65681f39bf71bc72ed589dec3b8b20e75cac
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < 446f123aa6021e5f75a20789f05ff3f7ae51a42f
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < 777a462e1ae50a01fc4a871efa8e34d596a1e17d
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < e0ef23e9b0ad18b9fd3741b0f1ad2282e4a18def
Linux >= d8ae7242718738ee1bf9bfdd632d2a4b150fdd26 < af77c56aa35325daa2bc2bed5c2ebf169be61b86
Linux 4.19

Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

References

Related vulnerabilities

Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.

#cve.org