#VU119537 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50670
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119537
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-2022-50670
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 omap_hsmmc_probe() function in drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.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/4e1dc24bcfc8257f24c0663badec7e4f3ae80558
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62005dfcc396424db3337a1dc3ab49623537f5e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a525cad241c339ca00bf7ebf03c5180f2a9b767c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5f8a4583280a76e50329b910e91ef1dea1e6c79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f153c9e15f8961bdf38707853e15b42ea7c691d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb3d596267a98813a7a8206097d8d46c98505a0d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.163