Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50113
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111312
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50113
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the __graph_get_type() function in sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2022-50113
Install update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.18.18, 5.19.2, 6.0
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bb0c0b5f0f866fc3785380e0860dc37ceacf342
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a63a8c253bf57dfd9fa3ee2a7f1a3727505f947
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eda26893dabfc6da7a1e1ff5f8628ed9faab3ab9
- 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/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0