Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50449

 

Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50449

Published: October 1, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU116329
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50449
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the _samsung_clk_register_pll() function in drivers/clk/samsung/clk-pll.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_179-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_179-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_45-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_31-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_124-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_124-default
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-source
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
python2-perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-devel
python3-perf
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-source-rt
kernel-default
kernel-syms
dlm-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
dtb-aarch64
dtb-sprd
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-default-devel
ocfs2-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
dtb-xilinx
dtb-nvidia
dtb-amazon
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-amd
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-apple
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-qcom
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-mediatek
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-allwinner
dtb-marvell
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-rockchip
kernel-64kb
dtb-apm
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-hisilicon
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-cavium
dtb-broadcom
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-freescale
dtb-lg
dtb-socionext
dtb-arm
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-exynos
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-altera
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-renesas
dtb-amlogic
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-macros
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs-html
kernel-docs
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base
ocfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-extra
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso

How to mitigate CVE-2022-50449

Install update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 5.10.163
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_179-default - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_179-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_45-debugsource - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_31-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_124-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_124-default - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
kernel - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
bpftool - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
kernel-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
kernel-debugsource - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
kernel-source - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
kernel-tools - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
kernel-tools-devel - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
python2-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
python2-perf - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
perf - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
kernel-devel - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
python3-perf - update to 4.19.90-2510.3.0.0348
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.133.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.133.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.133.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.133.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-obs-qa - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-optional - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-kvmsmall - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-aarch64 - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-sprd - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kselftests-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-xilinx - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-nvidia - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-amazon - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-amd - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-apple - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-qcom - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-optional - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-mediatek - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-allwinner - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-marvell - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-rockchip - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-apm - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-hisilicon - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-cavium - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-broadcom - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-freescale - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-lg - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-socionext - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-arm - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-exynos - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-64kb-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-altera - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-renesas - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
dtb-amlogic - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-source-vanilla - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-docs-html - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1.150500.6.59.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1.150500.6.59.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1

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