#VU111322 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50105
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111322
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-2022-50105
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 spufs_init_isolated_loader() function in arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.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/0aa5de2547b7ccf0a31bc740d12f829fae243112
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14329d29a048dc35aac2374fb3d588d8190095a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4288eb035ba4ddb53245e9365c919bb51ac00c2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43584490ee6c8a104797444af6bf89d0dafe95c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69e9fa07b229badab808980e984a9fe824116f00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ac059dacffa8ab2f7798f20e4bd3333890c541c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85aff6a9b7b7ec4e5c319f7946c9864c8d5e3d4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0cb99948c5f6d8fe56f6e69b8dd0a05ee5f9cec
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.256