#VU115776 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50353
Published: September 18, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115776
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-2022-50353
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 wmt_mci_probe() function in drivers/mmc/host/wmt-sdmmc.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/29276d56f6ed138db0f38cd31aedc0b725c8c76c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58c3a8d0f1abeb1ca5c2df948be58ad4f7bb6f67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70b0620afab3c69d95a7e2dd7ceff162a21c4009
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bedf64dda84b29151e41591d8ded9ff0e6d336a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b40ac3b696a9c84b36211ef0c3f5a422650c101b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7a328cea791cc2769b6417943939420913b4a46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb7a2d516d4fbd165c07877a20feccb047342b1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecd6f77af3478f5223aa4011642a891b7dc91228
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.270