#VU111311 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50169
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111311
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-2022-50169
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 wil_write_file_wmi() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/debugfs.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/05ceda14ef7c73104e709c414c3680d8a59f51d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/074e865b37da55aa87baa16d68b96896f85f8adb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4615458db7793fadc6d546ac3564b36819e77a22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60c9983425167ec5073c628d83a6875760d18059
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67470920cd3f3cb38699b1ad23234f96bead4d21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/789edc1af9c1a2293956e8534bfef3d18d629de9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a4836560a6198d245d5732e26f94898b12eb760
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1216e699a1ce83ea005510844bd7508d34c6cef
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.291