#VU115333 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50264
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115333
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-2022-50264
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 socfpga_gate_init() function in drivers/clk/socfpga/clk-gate.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/0b8ba891ad4d1ef6bfa4c72efc83f9f9f855f68b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e8fd1d0fab4d5c9a50d225dddc207deac12f13a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f2198914fb9aac286a6ff6cf09b23752141e04f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9de42116fc4540f6a1ceb51fd037b734ab7be12e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f9bb9f5ba9fd501a90f255eb746b4cf2ceeaaae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd72ab5e6fc1c4d3e6b84636141d26a41b977b03
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2