#VU120325 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50748
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120325
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-2022-50748
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 init_mqueue_fs() function in ipc/mqueue.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/55b3709c6d68e32cd3fdd2a630b1f4c97d51b17c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1f321051e0dcf2415fb94f81fdc5044cad4c1d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c579d60f0d0cd87552f64fdebe68b5d941d20309
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1