# CVE-2022-50526: drm/msm/dp: fix memory corruption with too many bridges

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-10-07 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.17

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/dp: fix memory corruption with too many bridges Add the missing sanity check on the bridge counter to avoid corrupting data beyond the fixed-sized bridge array in case there are ever more than eight bridges. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/502664/

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b312fcab461bd9484c61409007a6fe059f9c2074
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74466e46e7543c7f74f1502181e9ba93f7521374

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