#VU111296 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50124
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111296
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-2022-50124
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 mt6797_mt6351_dev_probe() function in sound/soc/mediatek/mt6797/mt6797-mt6351.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/1042353bb67cd1c9109d7481ea182c7794336458
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38dc6faef05f33b4c889be8b7d65878e465c1c4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67a28402a9e8c229c7588f214d81d52903ea06ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7472eb8d7dd12b6b9b1a4f4527719cc9c7f5965f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dee72b1bcecb26bfff8d6360f2169f8656dbaf6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0381a9f3e595988e83bac4c4dd1e45ed2b3c744
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b488ceb2336905f071f80627bc8a7d657274e5de
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.211