Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50290
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115281
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-2022-50290
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 ieee80211_if_add() function in net/mac80211/iface.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-50290
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13e5afd3d773c6fc6ca2b89027befaaaa1ea7293
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/147537737a3c83e07a5295de38424c21d354d2a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e32f1299814e8aa2e75aa58704543a36ea3e201
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a50a7f64243bd21a84353c371f3977b9ffd9fa5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2c0b94f48373ee743a4d63825a9d52364418837
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.163