#VU119679 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50646
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119679
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-2022-50646
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 hpsa_init_one() function in drivers/scsi/hpsa.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/0aa7be66168b1e84b2581ffff3ccb54a6c804a1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c9ff300e0de07475796495d86f449340d454a0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfe10a1d9fbccdf39f8449d62509f070d8aaaac1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c808edbf580bfc454671cbe66e9d7c2e938e7601
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4d1c14e8b404766ff2bb8644bb19443d73965de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8fc2f18652917cdcc89cb23f3a1b7cb6e119c5e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc998d0a7d65672f0812f11cd0ec4bbe4f8f8507
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16