#VU116297 Incorrect calculation in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50429
Published: October 1, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116297
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-2022-50429
CWE-ID: CWE-682
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 incorrect calculation within the function in drivers/memory/of_memory.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/1d312c12c91f831fcc48623c921f2d4560edb159
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b321bf7687968a090cf6b62bd8e67d692f59a16
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48af14fb0eaa63d9aa68f59fb0b205ec55a95636
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e053784c4c70df28324106d476778be7a4519b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/daab421fc2dc7d6ae7eb20a3f565ae09652c68b9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.17