#VU111364 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50196
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111364
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-2022-50196
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 of_get_ocmem() function in drivers/soc/qcom/ocmem.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/07aea6819d569d1e172227486655e4fb5bd4cdb9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84a928b44cb303d5756e3bff2734921de8dce4f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92a563fcf14b3093226fb36f12e9b5cf630c5a5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e4243c0dddeafb4ace6d9906d3f5129b81a9fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed40a48d0a9166edb22e2b8efafea822e93dd79a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.2