#VU115261 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50309
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115261
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-2022-50309
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 xvip_graph_dma_init() function in drivers/media/platform/xilinx/xilinx-vipp.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/1c78f19c3a0ea312a8178a6bfd8934eb93e9b10a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22b93530bbe6af9dce8e520bb6e978d1bda39d2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2630cc88327a5557aa0d9cc63be95e3c6e0a55b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ea7caa9684687cf3adc1467cf4af3653a776192
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3336210948b22c2db43e9df2ea403d251b4d24ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c38467c3255c428cdbd3cefaccca4662f302dc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59b315353252abe7b8fdb8651ca31b8484ce287a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e7b3b1e4e9f739800cd8010b75a9bee8d808cee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b0efe7534071e0153708886355d80db69525d50
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.331