Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50121
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111299
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-50121
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the k3_r5_cluster_of_init() function in drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-50121
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f83c4cf1b78331c23876977aa7b9151aff2f9e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61cd8cd3b6b33c7eae3b45cf783b114f2ae53528
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75358732af9b26acfe3e609943290bcba13330fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf112a52d758092ca3d5ebdad51dd17bda5ba3e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa220c05d282e7479abe08b54e3bdffd06c25e97
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.137
- 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