SB2025100827 - Memory leak in Linux kernel usb host driver
Published: October 8, 2025 Updated: October 27, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025100827
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-2022-50544)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the xhci_alloc_stream_info() function in drivers/usb/host/xhci-mem.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/782c873f8e7686f5b3c47e8b099f7e08c3dd1fdc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e271f42a5cc3768cd2622b929ba66859ae21f97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fc6bab3413e6a42bb1264ff7c9149808c93a4c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91271a3e772e180bbb8afb114c72fd294a02f93d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fa81cbd2dd300aa8fe9bac70e068b9a11cbb144
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a40ad475236022f3432880e3091c380e46e71a71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddab9fe76296840aad686c66888a9c1dfdbff5ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e702de2f5c893bf2cdb0152191f99a6ad1411823
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcd594da0b5955119d9707e4e0a8d0fb1c969101
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.75