#VU111287 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50153
Published: June 18, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111287
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-2022-50153
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 ehci_hcd_ppc_of_probe() function in drivers/usb/host/ehci-ppc-of.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/038453b17fe30ea38f0f3c916e2ae2b7f8cef84e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a50c917c67dd0bc39c14de4a8b75a1d50fdce66
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/585d22a5624ef2b540c337665c72fea8cd33db50
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cbc3870ff356366842af3228dd8e7bc278e5edd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e51a512c1079109bec4c80915e647692d583e79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5c5b13cb45e2c88181308186b0001992cb41954
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9c4a480cb0ada07154debf681454cbb55e30b59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0a4b454486b23bb4d94ce49f490830ecc354040
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.61