#VU119541 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50667
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119541
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-2022-50667
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 vmw_mksstat_add_ioctl() function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_msg.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/53066b144715332ce9370143c33c50d9a4d3e809
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ad40bbb2c25f17b899fcea114ebc0a46d8a938b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a40c7f61d12fbd1e785e59140b9efd57127c0c33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b47a37ad4a444d82f9caf153a79d090b79786ebb
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.75