#VU111289 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50146
Published: June 18, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111289
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-2022-50146
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 dw_pcie_ep_init() function in drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-ep.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/2d546db5c80c45cac3ccd929550244fd58f4ff58
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b453f5d06d1f1d6b20a75ea51dc7b53ae78f479
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8161e9626b50892eaedbd8070ecb1586ecedb109
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b03a8f1264ea8c363bec9ef6e37b467f27cb04ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7599a5974d4c64eaae8009c3f2e47b9e3223e07
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.137