SB2025121031 - Memory leak in Linux kernel
Published: December 10, 2025 Updated: December 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025121031
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-2022-50661)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the put_task_stack() and copy_process() functions in kernel/fork.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/29a69fa075d0577eff1137426669de21187ec182
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b81f0c6c60e35bf8153230ddfb03ebb14e17986
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1140cb215fa13dcec06d12ba0c3ee105633b7c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a31a647a3d1073a642c5bbe3457731fb353cb980
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4a895e924b486f2a38463114509e1088ef4d7f5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.180