#VU115608 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50313
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115608
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-2022-50313
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the erofs_fill_symlink() function in fs/erofs/inode.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/0ab621fcdff1a58ff4de51a8590fa92a0ecd34be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17a0cdbd7b0cf0fc0d7ca4187a67f8f1c18c291f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dd73601a1cba37a0ed5f89a8662c90191df5873
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6235fb899b25fd287d5e42635ff82196395708cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acc2f40b980c61a9178b72cdedd150b829064997
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6c8330f5b0f22149957a2e4977fd0f01a9db7cd
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.17