#VU111365 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50197
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111365
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-2022-50197
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 zynq_get_revision() function in arch/arm/mach-zynq/common.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/179034fb108e3655142f2af0c309cef171c34d68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22e6d8bcde8e66b64f46bf9bd2d3d0f88d40c39f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b01353f1825151a29d08e0868b2bf01e1116ab5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a530fa52d4fdffc5f010f90c05ac63019b8ff5f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1ff2559cef0f6f8d97fba6337b28adb10689e16
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcbb974254d2a27240c2e50185afdde90f923feb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecefd22d5db7ccb8bec2646e5d25e058fc33162a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f52c9be1779d70037ae300762d19b08fe3656237
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.291