CVE-2022-4743

HIGH
Published Jan 12, 20233y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Jan 12, 2023 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-401

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
libsdlsimple_directmedia_layer*≥2.0.4  –  <2.26.0
redhatenterprise_linux9.0any

References 7

  • access.redhat.com https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4743
    Third Party Advisory
  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2156290
    Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/commit/00b67f55727bc0944c3266e2b875440da132ce4b
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/pull/6269
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00008.html
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/11/msg00024.html
  • security.gentoo.org https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-18

Remediation

  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2156290
    Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/commit/00b67f55727bc0944c3266e2b875440da132ce4b
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/pull/6269
    PatchThird Party Advisory