#VU115272 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50294
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115272
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-2022-50294
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 lbs_init_adapter() function in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/main.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/037f84c0bfae5c436c651d0e804264e2648010ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16a03958618fb91bb1bc7077cf3211055162cc2f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23b34e08de5c2380414c9d3c33e8235094bcccae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c102ad59bfa66c0f6662af64fa3b9007b02c20f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/653d13a73e498d0bb6aeaf689aaa960defa7878b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98e0ff6980c89239d9e5d3da90d791c2383dc23a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c8f50c7433bdfba1588831c413136ecc3f29f99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d46c33f667b05c22bc5c5b69aa730349c4b6fe31
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3