Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50827
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120690
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-50827
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the lpfc_create_port() function in drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-50827
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ea1f195f51c2bb5915ccfb2b2885ca81ce9262b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9749595feb33a1a2b848800192224ffeed5346b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc8e483f684a24cc06e1d5fa958b54db58855093
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.76
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1