#VU115257 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50311
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115257
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-2022-50311
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 cxl_calc_capp_routing() function in drivers/misc/cxl/pci.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/1d09697ff22908ae487fc8c4fbde1811732be523
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d7b6580384e6d65419933ddc525bd176095da54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/651e8bc9d0418c20a1989b7c078c64c2a6346fa3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a310e8db5409676b4b3e6c1f54dff174e4fd04d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81c8bbf5b2b5f0c8030fff1716c00849cda8571a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9bebc503881c1391f6c4f820134884adecf1519
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee870f72465015327ad96204b0e92450d04870cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2d60f6ba173cded65081cee690b67802395a479
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.229