#VU120363 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50703
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120363
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-2022-50703
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 qcom_smsm_probe() function in drivers/soc/qcom/smsm.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/1bbe75d466e5118b7d49ef4a346c3ce5742da4e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e3ed59370c712df436791efed120f0c082aa9bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39781c98ad46b4e85053345dff797240c1ed7935
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42df28994eba7b56c762f7bbe7efd5611a1cd15b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fb6112bd49c0e49f2cf51604231d85ff00284bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96e0028debdd07a6d582f0dfadf9a3ec2b5fffff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af8f6f39b8afd772fda4f8e61823ef8c021bf382
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd4666bf5562fe8e8e5e9bd6fc805d30e1767f43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee7fc83ce0e6986ff9b1c1d7e994fbbf8d43861d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.3