Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50069
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111354
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-2022-50069
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 include/linux/bpfptr.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2022-50069
Install update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.15.63, 5.19.4, 6.0
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f6db7148ed7382b336c5827af33b5d9e992630e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41fd6cc88aaf7058b9dfc9c7a09cc80f99c8c830
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2dcac2f58f5a95ab092d1da237ffdc0da1832cf
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.63
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0