#VU111284 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50157
Published: June 18, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111284
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-2022-50157
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 mc_pcie_init_irq_domains() function in drivers/pci/controller/pcie-microchip-host.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/6cd5f93b5c6a66c68a91dbc604a78207252ecd43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/880ece912b958a0c92cc0baa8e906fb9b49a4b53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0ad5c7e68d10f6f8ffb0f4329e3c19404fbca58
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f030304fdeb87ec8f1b518c73703214aec6cc24a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.61
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0