Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50006
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111402
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-50006
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the __nfs42_ssc_open() function in fs/nfs/nfs4file.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-50006
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5626f95356111602ad26fc05445a4d1f818a0992
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e49ea099850feadcbf33c74b4f514a3e8049b91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2a47f6903e270c308c40ad4a23c17b30a54373c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcfc8be1e9cf2f12b50dce8b579b3ae54443a014
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.140
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.64
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0