#VU111279 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50160
Published: June 18, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111279
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50160
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ap_flash_init() function in drivers/mtd/maps/physmap-versatile.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77087a04c8fd554134bddcb8a9ff87b21f357926
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80b1465b2ae81ebb59bbe62bcb7a7f7d4e9ece6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/941ef6997f9db704fe4fd62fc01e420fdd5048b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/995fb2874bb5696357846a91e59181c600e6aac8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a74322d4b897ddc268b340c4a397f6066c2f945d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/babd7b0124650ab71a6487e38588b8659b3aa2dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d10855876a6f47add6ff621cef25cc0171dac162
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5730780e9ea84e5476752a47c749036c6a74af5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.61