#VU115841 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50416
Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115841
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-2022-50416
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 wpcm450_aic_of_init() function in drivers/irqchip/irq-wpcm450-aic.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/4208d4faf36573a507b5e5de17abe342e9276759
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/740efb64ca5e8f2b30ac843bc4ab07950479fed4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/773c9d7f127f7a599d42ceed831de69f5aa22f03
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcbcb396e1a8bd4dcaabfb0d5b98abae70880470
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16