#VU119276 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50624
Published: December 8, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119276
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-2022-50624
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 netsec_register_mdio() function in drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.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/1e0bee973ef6fc3c1e3acb014515eaea37c8fa17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62f0a08e82a6312efd7df7f595c0b11d4ffde610
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/728884b22d83148a330b23f9472f1e118b589211
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/846e677daf51220d7975c61a20e440a88473951e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94423589689124e8cd145b38a1034be7f25835b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fda2d07234a21be4d71ebfe97a45f499726902d6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.223