Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50658
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119547
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-50658
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the qcom_cpufreq_krait_name_version() function in drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-nvmem.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-50658
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f42cf54403a42cb092636804d2628d8ecf71e75
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5606e3ab1f7cc00d89903f4a11fe57747bb3a68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6ea267e0c6bdf5463358e2a2e5280cfa6cacc48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e55feb31df3fc78b880d6e9d4b5853f05c974833
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.152