#VU111392 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50207
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111392
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-2022-50207
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 bcm_kona_smc_init() function in arch/arm/mach-bcm/bcm_kona_smc.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/02b658bfb26452f2c13e4577a13ab802f89a6642
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5afe042c889437de83f38a9d73d145742fb4f65f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62d719d31ec667276d7375b64542b080cf187797
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75866df2b1d673df5b7781e565ada753a7895f04
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91e7f04f53e680bc72f0a9a5c682ab652100b9c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc7f487395f208fd9af69e9a807815e10435aba7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6964cb9ac7a43bf78e7d60126e2722992de2ea1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb23389a2458c2e4bfd6c86a513cbbe1c4d35e76
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.291
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.256
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.137
- 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/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.211
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0