#VU116352 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50438
Published: October 1, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116352
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-2022-50438
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 hinic_dbg_get_func_table() function in drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_debugfs.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/4c1f602df8956bc0decdafd7e4fc7eef50c550b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb01910763f935b16538084b4269696e0de17f79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6765fe8de372a84f8dbe9e03ec13c7c70f946b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee98ab337036c983239aa550850861c88a5c4262
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.7