#VU111368 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50199
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111368
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-2022-50199
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 omapdss_init_of() function in arch/arm/mach-omap2/display.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/14bac0c7035bf920e190a63c7e1b113c72eadbf4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/230ad40a59c9a9ee8f3822b9a7bec09404102ebc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/507159facf002d113c4878fec67f37d62f187887
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/935035cf97c8cd6794044b500fb0a44a6d30ffa1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9705db1eff38d6b9114121f9e253746199b759c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a32dc6829e33c54e751346aa3e08ddb6d0e1a6a0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.18