#VU120329 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50734
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120329
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-2022-50734
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 nvmem_register() function in drivers/nvmem/core.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/2bd2774df0ce37920b23819a860a66fdbdd90823
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9391cc3a787a58aa224a6440d7f244d780ba2896
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6054b9b239a493672f853b034570cca93ba7a88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd1244561fa2a4531ded40dbf09c9599084f8b29
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.75
- 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