#VU115359 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50234
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115359
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-2022-50234
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 wait_for_unix_gc() and unix_gc() functions in net/unix/garbage.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/0091bfc81741b8d3aeb3b7ab8636f911b2de6e80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04df9719df1865f6770af9bc7880874af0e594b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75e94c7e8859e58aadc15a98cc9704edff47d4f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/813d8fe5d30388f73a21d3a2bf46b0a1fd72498c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4293c01ee0d0ecdd3cb5801e13f62271144667a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c378c479c5175833bb22ff71974cda47d7b05401
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.150