#VU119678 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50653
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119678
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-2022-50653
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 atmci_init_slot() function in drivers/mmc/host/atmel-mci.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/00ac0f5f95920f003cd6ece53cdc759549b69118
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1925472dec31ec061d57412b3a65a056ea24f340
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bb26abb92f25e582a0976091a10b539fe3796db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85946ceb0fac20ab39cdb85333086daf0291a553
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99a6cdfa2cf05028b52f6d8ee85ccc5f8b71b4a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e6e8c43726673ca2abcaac87640b9215fd72f4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc8bb436f3c842a86b9082d97933582120d180e2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16