#VU111288 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50152
Published: June 18, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111288
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-2022-50152
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 ohci_hcd_nxp_probe() function in drivers/usb/host/ohci-nxp.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/302970b4cad3ebfda2c05ce06c322ccdc447d17e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4db00c2fa6f8c9876a7e20511dccf43b50be9006
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50238c4b54c2ac6c2da7a84a4a2b0a570e3da0e2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59026d5cc615da28e0c9806a71bf07065c906464
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/591ab8dbf6c21927f23f83ddb90691f48b86d136
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65d36ec409b635dfc2f95f0d7c5877c9d0cb7630
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0fbac3bf26a11f084233519ddf3fd5e5bb28939
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d35903e9650f4fa79426ce390db8678dbf5ac432
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.137