Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50483
Published: October 4, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116500
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-50483
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the enetc_xdp_drop() and enetc_clean_rx_ring_xdp() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-50483
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/306526331e7a37e714e11ab7c6d73eb004745224
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/628050ec952d2e2e46ec9fb6aa07e41139e030c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fba523b51ccce5f7981f8a43ad84d664da68131
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcf2c1dc5358dcf7e34a68cdb6b0bbf967801efa
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.86