#VU111301 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50119
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111301
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-2022-50119
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 rpmsg_register_device_override() function in drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.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/01e6885b75e25a2dd0726455ef18ef9ce5e7dc87
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/280ae5a028ef5d14ef9277746a3026a30aaebe4f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fdd5b2bb09fc2b5bf3504778f51c89bb48c097f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c29335612ff44df979678a38e1f55c62004f421c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c449b28e437d18ae807479c4ac6b69d87b287c79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4c8bf5635c4bedaf2470761ced1f502b2d5434e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7bd416d35121c95fe47330e09a5c04adbc5f928
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.329
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.298
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.200
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.138
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.260
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0