Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50645

 

Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50645

Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU119680
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50645
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the pci_get_dev_wrapper() function in drivers/edac/i10nm_base.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_333-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_243-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_60-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_243-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_192-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_46-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_192-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default
kernel-default-man
kernel-devel
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-source-rt
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-broadcom
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-allwinner
dtb-qcom
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apple
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-lg
dtb-arm
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-amlogic
dtb-cavium
dtb-exynos
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-docs-html
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
dtb-aarch64
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional
dtb-rockchip
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-docs
dtb-sprd
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-default
dtb-freescale
dtb-nvidia
dtb-xilinx
dtb-amazon
dtb-altera
dtb-socionext
dtb-apm
dtb-amd
dtb-renesas
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-mediatek
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-marvell
kernel-default-base-rebuild
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-devel
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-optional
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo

How to mitigate CVE-2022-50645

Install update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 6.1.2
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_333-default - update to 1-8.3.3
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_243-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_60-debugsource - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_243-default - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_192-default - update to 1-150500.11.3.2
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_46-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.3.2
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_192-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.3.2
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.333.2, 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.333.2
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.333.2, 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.333.2, 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.333.2
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.333.2, 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.333.2, 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.333.2, 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.333.2, 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.333.2, 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.333.2, 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.333.2, 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.333.2
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.333.2, 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.333.2, 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.333.2, 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.333.2, 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.333.2
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.333.2, 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.333.2, 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1.150400.24.122.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2.150500.6.89.2
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.333.2, 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.333.2, 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.189.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.189.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.189.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.189.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
gfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
dtb-broadcom - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
kernel-64kb-optional - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
dtb-allwinner - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
dtb-qcom - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
dtb-apple - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
dtb-lg - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
dtb-arm - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
dtb-amlogic - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
dtb-cavium - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
dtb-exynos - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-kvmsmall - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-docs-html - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.1
kernel-source-vanilla - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
dtb-aarch64 - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-obs-qa - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kselftests-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-default-optional - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
dtb-rockchip - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.1
dtb-sprd - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
dtb-freescale - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
dtb-amazon - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
dtb-altera - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
dtb-socionext - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
dtb-apm - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
dtb-amd - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
dtb-renesas - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
dtb-mediatek - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
kernel-64kb-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
dlm-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
dtb-marvell - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.243.1.150400.24.122.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2.150500.6.89.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.164.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.192.2

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