#VU115874 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50392
Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115874
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-2022-50392
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 mt8183_mt6358_ts3a227_max98357_dev_probe() function in sound/soc/mediatek/mt8183/mt8183-mt6358-ts3a227-max98357.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/156b0c19c1a44153e34cfdfa5937546a93dcb288
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38eef3be38ab895959c442702864212cc3beb96c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/574bd4d14a9297a1c69ad41001caf00fdd17d305
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82f7c814edda353b4781f356d3ab90e943d5eac4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.86