#VU115329 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50269
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115329
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-2022-50269
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 vkms_create() and vkms_init() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_drv.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/07ab77154d6fd2d67e465ab5ce30083709950f02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d0b368b9d104b437e1f4850ae94bdb9a3601e89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bad13de764888b765ceaa4668893b52bd16653cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bebd60ec3bf21062f103e32e6203c6daabdbd51b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.16