#VU111396 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50017
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111396
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-2022-50017
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 octeon2_usb_clocks_start() function in arch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-platform.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/1b49707df679b5510ed06ace7378ddc2aec5c3fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e39037e44d7fa3728686af146f9285ea197097d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7822d994eb9579a1df4cdbc315db090a041e50f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a9f743ceead60ed454c46fbc3085ee9a79cbebb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d1afa0169a84dcd5b79901d792edeb8403684ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a80016c40cc797c7f3e5a705b8e12ae447280335
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af87a469695dc2b2419b2fdff0bf41db5265b325
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c06166a484eece51916dd700a870e53356b7e1bc
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.256