#VU111303 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50114
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111303
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-2022-50114
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 p9_read_work() function in net/9p/trans_fd.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/34b9a188557c1d5a50e07cf228d054101aee0af3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ac7573e1f9333073fa8d303acc941c9b7ab7f61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/622f2a467bdfbce73fd43ea74b5f0fd2caaa8c5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8324649b0035cbb30ebc3ca901540cb392e89041
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.61