#VU120665 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50872
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120665
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-2022-50872
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 realtime_counter_init() function in arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.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/10fcdad2b9f3f424873714eb8713a3e6f7ab84bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4862c41d5f3bee1ec64c979c82bd8cfe96b78f7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f7ad1b08533247c4bf29217ba499ea4138cc2c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f9aedabce3404dd8bb769822fc11317c55fbdc1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8041f9a2a958277f95926560dc85910aecd48c0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98df4bdf3b010c23cc3c542d0c303016e5fceb40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3a6af3059e4f83d1a986a3180eb1e04f99c9e64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed8167cbf65c2b6ff6faeb0f96ded4d6d581e1ac
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.308
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.276
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.173
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.99
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.235
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3