Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50120
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111300
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-2022-50120
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 imx_rproc_addr_init() function in drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-50120
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dc1663e3fc22c72e1ab33be7701a0d51cca84ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16da9f84e26f89e58cac194ff19fefd9de27d975
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61afafe8b938bc74841cf4b1a73dd08b9d287c5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8ac68927856c3a6d197a95be73c92ec0bd4b012
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.18