#VU111361 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50188
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111361
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-2022-50188
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/50446ac34545580d073ff0dd154b796726772668
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7381076809586528e2a812a709e2758916318a99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79b15eb0aa059b3a5bc60364ce82eb2cefac80db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfcca6234b2a36d213f0cc1c127becc17680f7df
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.2