CVE-2022-4743 | BDVDB-2026-192921 Detail
SDL2
Description#
A potential memory leak issue was discovered in SDL2 in GLES_CreateTexture() function in SDL_render_gles.c. The vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a denial of service attack. The vulnerability affects SDL2 v2.0.4 and above. SDL-1.x are not affected.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
References#
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2156290
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4743
- https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/pull/6269
- https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/commit/00b67f55727bc0944c3266e2b875440da132ce4b
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00008.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-18
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/11/msg00024.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.