#VU111360 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50184
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111360
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-2022-50184
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 meson_encoder_hdmi_init() function in drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_hdmi.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/013e67e7dd898170cbf54981cf1ed7616f822566
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/275fed7142fff5b27e176e53508196715043de5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/994bc82df85564d948037f1dfdd47c907e8a084b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d82a5a4aae9d0203234737caed1bf470aa317568
- 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/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0