#VU115703 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50340
Published: September 17, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115703
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-2022-50340
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 vimc_init() function in drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-core.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/14d85b600bb1f6f8ef61fa8fc1907e2e623d8350
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/681ac2902039d9b497b3ae18fdc204314979e61e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c9ff35d68691aaea85b2e93763772e23930b3a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f38df8984ef1b45ba23888d0e232cc21a95bd04b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f74d3f326d1d5b8951ce263c59a121ecfa65e7c0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.163
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.86
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2