#VU116584 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50473
Published: October 5, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116584
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-2022-50473
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the cpufreq_policy_alloc() function in drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.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/3cdd91a9163248935720927531066b74f57aa43b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c51054896bcce1d33d39fead2af73fec24f40b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fb4c98f20dfca1237de2e3dfdbe78d156784fd3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88540acfc7a17079021d866de914112c396edb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e379b88a8f8cffc99b318e028705ed9e3da0e1e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7c0c943ed675b66d4bbb16c51c6a3bb58da047e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.4