#VU120661 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50887
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120661
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-2022-50887
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 regulator_dev_lookup() function in drivers/regulator/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/0e88505ac0a6ae97746bcdbd4b042ee9f20455ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b93c58adddd98812ad928bbc2063038f3df1ffd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f98469c3141f8e42ba11075a273fb795bbad57f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ac888db0f67813d91373a9a61c840f815cd4ec9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dfcf5087db9a34a300d6b99009232d4537c3e6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cda1895f3b7f324ece1614308a815a3994983b97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d39937f8de641c44a337cec4a2e5d3e8add20a7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2b41b748c19962b82709d9f23c6b2b0ce9d2f91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f48c474efe05cf9ce5e535b5e0ddd710e963936c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.163