SB20250916101 - Memory leak in Linux kernel unix
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250916101
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50234)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the wait_for_unix_gc() and unix_gc() functions in net/unix/garbage.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0091bfc81741b8d3aeb3b7ab8636f911b2de6e80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04df9719df1865f6770af9bc7880874af0e594b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75e94c7e8859e58aadc15a98cc9704edff47d4f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/813d8fe5d30388f73a21d3a2bf46b0a1fd72498c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4293c01ee0d0ecdd3cb5801e13f62271144667a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c378c479c5175833bb22ff71974cda47d7b05401
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.150