#VU111371 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50204
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111371
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-2022-50204
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 pdata_quirks_init_clocks() function in arch/arm/mach-omap2/pdata-quirks.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/37f0c89778576ce3d52f40c1e9e727fbddedb28e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cdbab96bab314c6f2f5e4e8b8a019181328bf5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75f23d72b6e0a34c8a0e8d275b69ba1e6dd0f15f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebca6870fc0cb5470dbc058cc94f3c53ea886eaa
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.18