#VU115355 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50251
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115355
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-2022-50251
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 vub300_probe() function in drivers/mmc/host/vub300.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/0613ad2401f88bdeae5594c30afe318e93b14676
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2044b2ea77945f372ef161d1bbf814e471767ff2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25f05d762ca5e1c685002a53dd44f68e78ca3feb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3049a3b927a40d89d4582ff1033cd7953be773c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b29f8769d32016b2d89183db4d80c7a71b7e35e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41ed46bdbd2878cd6567abe0974a445f8b1b8ec8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a46e681151bbdacdf6b89ee8c4e5bad0555142bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afc898019e7bf18c5eb7a0ac19852fcb1b341b3c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9e85979b59cb86f0a15defa8199d740e2b36b90
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16