#VU116713 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50539
Published: October 8, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116713
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-2022-50539
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 omap4_sram_init() function in arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap4-common.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/049875b76660bbdc4873a915afb294f954eb7320
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d9452ae3bdb830f9309cf10a2f65977999cb14e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c32919a378782c95c72bc028b5c30dfe8c11f82
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3