#VU111353 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50065
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111353
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-2022-50065
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 receive_mergeable() function in drivers/net/virtio_net.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/18e383afbd7047af7b055df6e25436e0ce28f8a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a542bee27c6a57e45c33cbbdc963325fd6493af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3723eab11196475ef83279571b2b0bd0924cf82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/faafa2a87f697ee537c29446097e1cc3143506fa
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.138