#VU120332 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50727
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120332
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-2022-50727
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 efct_device_init() function in drivers/scsi/elx/efct/efct_driver.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/038359eeccffaf0de4c1c9c51ee19cc5649619a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c6e6bb30229b1297ac0fd7ede2941d2322fc736
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb0cd225dd37df1f4a22e36dad59ff33178ecdfc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7e96168a8ca3be96c4959475164bef31115f07e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2