#VU111304 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50194
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111304
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-2022-50194
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 qmp_cooling_devices_register() function in drivers/soc/qcom/qcom_aoss.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/053543ac1d095132fcfd1263805d6e25afbdc6a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/591f0697ccbac33760d3bb1ad96a5ba2b76ae9f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97713ed9b6cc4abaa2dcc8357113c56520dc6d7f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc73c72a856c26df7410ddf15f42257cb4960fe9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca83c61a6ccf3934cf8d01d5ade30a5034993a86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6e0951414a314e7db3e9e24fd924b3e15515288
- 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/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.211
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0