#VU116718 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50522
Published: October 8, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116718
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-2022-50522
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 chameleon_parse_gdd() function in drivers/mcb/mcb-parse.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/110dc34c9fa33d37f55b394b1199ea6c0ad1ee84
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43bfc7c2402a22d3b4eb08c040f274ba2b76461a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a9f1a8b3af287581ffb690d0e1593c681729ddb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/728ac3389296caf68638628c987aeae6c8851e2d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b289b791a59386dc23a00d3cf17a0db984b40d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/891f606ae0765bc9ca99f5276735be4d338f0255
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b948baa29394ec5f4e6ec28486e7d06a76caee91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf6e70c0ced50b52415ac0c88eba1fb09c500a5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd85ece416fd7edb945203e59d4cd94952f77e7c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.270