#VU111395 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50019
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111395
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-2022-50019
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 soc_info() function in drivers/tty/serial/ucc_uart.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/17c32546166d8a7d2579c4b57c8b16241f94a66b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59bc4c19d53bdac61ec952c01c6e864f5f0f8367
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81939c4fbc2d5c754d0f1c1f05149d4b70d751ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8245e7d1d7f75a9255ad1e8146752e5051d528b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca3fc1c38e4253bc019881301a28ea60b8b0bca3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d24d7bb2cd947676f9b71fb944d045e09b8b282f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec56f886f3bf0f15f7a3844d4c025e165b8e8de7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6ed634eedb1a8a6a8cb110a7695c7abb70ffcbf
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.4