#VU111655 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50012
Published: June 20, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111655
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-2022-50012
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the early_init_devtree() function in arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.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/4bb1188e2b1ed98fa2b618cc0628ccba63c6c80f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e14b04c8459afbeea1eeb74e81af86d7b196a4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8992141cb88f1d99fd11580f4423634700a99240
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f9357313cdcadb0a311b44c29d4eaccc7fa632f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4ced9fd10073adc854919976b88ad6004271119
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca829e05d3d4f728810cc5e4b468d9ebc7745eb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dac28dff90849af4200b8269fcdc84cdc12fa46c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3c9e9452a8ea12d335b1e59b2c72e1b99c699b8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.63