#VU119783 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50655
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119783
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-2022-50655
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the ppp_send_frame() function in drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.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/148dcbd3af039ae39c3af697a3183008c7995805
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18dc946360bfe0de016a59e3cc3ee1f450fceb9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30f186978e87bef2f22ed349010d3e23271e8d44
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b8f3b939266c90f03b7cc7e26a4c28c7b64137b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7da524781c531ebaf2f94c9dc4c541b82edecfed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f225444467b98579cf28d94f4ad053460dfdb84
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2a698ff156974908308f42cf5991ab5c0c4b8cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e387a25552951802102e279931d6f7dd2ecc34c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee678b1f52f9439e930db2db3fd7e345d03e1a50
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2