CVE-2022-4743

Name: CVE-2022-4743
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-01-12T19:15:24.457+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 1.26%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-4743 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 1.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.26%

66.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Libsdl	Simple Directmedia Layer	>= 2.0.4, < 2.26.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	9.0

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4743Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2156290Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/commit/00b67f55727bc0944c3266e2b875440da132ce4bPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/pull/6269Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00008.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-18
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4743Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2156290Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/commit/00b67f55727bc0944c3266e2b875440da132ce4bPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/pull/6269Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00008.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/11/msg00024.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-18

Timeline

Published: Jan 12, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-4743?

How severe is CVE-2022-4743?

CVE-2022-4743 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4743?

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Source: NVD / NIST