Linux Kernel up to 5.10.162/5.15.86/6.0.17/6.1.3 tegra_csi_channel_alloc use after free

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.162/5.15.86/6.0.17/6.1.3. Affected is the function tegra_csi_channel_alloc. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-50745. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.162/5.15.86/6.0.17/6.1.3. Affected is the function tegra_csi_channel_alloc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: media: tegra-video: fix device_node use after free At probe time this code path is followed: * tegra_csi_init * tegra_csi_channels_alloc * for_each_child_of_node(node, channel) -- iterates over channels * automatically gets 'channel' * tegra_csi_channel_alloc() * saves into chan->of_node a pointer to the channel OF node * automatically gets and puts 'channel' * now the node saved in chan->of_node has refcount 0, can disappear * tegra_csi_channels_init * iterates over channels * tegra_csi_channel_init -- uses chan->of_node After that, chan->of_node keeps storing the node until the device is removed. of_node_get() the node and of_node_put() it during teardown to avoid any risk.

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-50745 since 12/24/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/21/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 280065 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-50745), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.10.163, 5.15.87, 6.0.18 or 6.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 5451efb2ca30f3c42b9efb8327ce35b62870dbd3/ce50c612458091d926ccb05d7db11d9f93532db2/6512c9498fcb97e7c760e3ef86b2272f2c0f765f/0fd003d3c708c80350a815eaf37b8e1114b976cf/c4d344163c3a7f90712525f931a6c016bbb35e18 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (280065) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2929). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• Open Source Linux Kernel

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.10.162
• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
• 5.15.6
• 5.15.7
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• 5.15.80
• 5.15.81
• 5.15.82
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• 5.15.84
• 5.15.85
• 5.15.86
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.5
• 6.0.6
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• 6.0.13
• 6.0.14
• 6.0.15
• 6.0.16
• 6.0.17
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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