#VU115871 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50400
Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115871
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-2022-50400
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 gbaudio_dapm_free_controls() function in drivers/staging/greybus/audio_helper.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/4dab0d27a4211a27135a6899d6c737e6e0759a11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5699afbff1fa2972722e863906c0320d55dd4d58
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0febad83e29d85bb66e4f5cac0115b022403338
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d517cdeb904ddc0cbebcc959d43596426cac40b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d835fa49d9589a780ff0d001bb7e6323238a4afb
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.3