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TI-2022-04339 Aliases CVE-2022-4743GHSA-94g7-4r7x-4rfv

Memory leak in SDL2

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01323 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—SDL2Affects SDL2 v2.0.4 and above, Fixed-in sdl-2.26.0, sdl-prerelease-2.25.1—No fix listedCNA
  • SDL2 Vendor— Affected Affects SDL2 v2.0.4 and above, Fixed-in sdl-2.26.0, sdl-prerelease-2.25.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:simple_directmedia_layer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4 to before 2.26.0VulnerableLibsdl
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:simple_directmedia_layer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 to before 2.26.0 Vulnerable ·Libsdl
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4743
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-94g7-4r7x-4rfv

References

Patch 3

Advisory 2

Other 1

Sources

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