SB2025100559 - Resource management error in Linux kernel cpufreq driver
Published: October 5, 2025 Updated: October 27, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025100559
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50473)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the cpufreq_policy_alloc() function in drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.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/3cdd91a9163248935720927531066b74f57aa43b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c51054896bcce1d33d39fead2af73fec24f40b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fb4c98f20dfca1237de2e3dfdbe78d156784fd3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88540acfc7a17079021d866de914112c396edb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e379b88a8f8cffc99b318e028705ed9e3da0e1e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7c0c943ed675b66d4bbb16c51c6a3bb58da047e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.4