#VU119536 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50672
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119536
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-2022-50672
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 zynqmp_ipi_mbox_probe() and zynqmp_ipi_free_mboxes() functions in drivers/mailbox/zynqmp-ipi-mailbox.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/3fcf079958c00d83c51e4f250abf2c77fe9cc1b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f05d8e2fb3ab702c2633a74571e1b31cb579985
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a39b4de0804f9fe0ae911b359ffd4afe7d9d933b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6792a0cdef0b1c2d77920246283a72537e60e94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3a5c76f61e2b380e29dfc6705854ca1ee85501d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2d63cefc012cafe1b7651bbf3302f8bcd8bea4a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16