#VU111276 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50140
Published: June 18, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111276
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-2022-50140
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 msb_data_clear() function in drivers/memstick/core/ms_block.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16e07966638717416abf45393d6a80a5a1034429
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37958980eb4cd71ae594ace093c11b6a91e165e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39be95d1ff7b44c1e969af72ba9da7332dfcc1da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54eb7a55be6779c4d0c25eaf5056498a28595049
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9260a154b3b5e387dbceec7c0ac441470646bc6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/961d7d12080fe70847f944d656e36cd0dd0214ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d8b911fe3c3ed788c66edba7c90e32a4a7a5f53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efd675246aec045507b9425c67b548cc2d782d8f