#VU111356 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50074
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111356
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-2022-50074
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 aa_simple_write_to_buffer() function in security/apparmor/apparmorfs.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/417ea9fe972d2654a268ad66e89c8fcae67017c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6500eb3a48ac221051b1791818a1ac74744ef617
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6583edbf459de2e06b9759f264c0ae27e452b97a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7db182a2ebeefded86fea542fcc5d6a68bb77f58
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8aab4295582eb397a125d2788b829fa62b88dbf7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf7ebebce2c25071c719fd8a2f1307e0c243c2d7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.63