#VU111668 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50014

 

#VU111668 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50014

Published: June 20, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU111668
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-2022-50014
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the follow_devmap_pmd(), can_follow_write_pmd() and follow_trans_huge_pmd() functions in mm/huge_memory.c, within the follow_pfn_pte() and faultin_page() functions in mm/gup.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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