#VU119535 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50679
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119535
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-2022-50679
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 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_xsk.h. 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/5f499596dfa3db9b3172645b6de9e1096a669c95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94a171c982b8a8137a00721c1e62bc2713435bca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aae425efdfd1b1d8452260a3cb49344ebf20b1f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed5baf3d0a33caaca4cd4073ebb0854cc77a616d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.152