#VU115873 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50395
Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115873
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-2022-50395
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 integrity_init_keyring() function in security/integrity/digsig.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/29d6c69ba4b96a1de0376e44e5f8b38b13ec8803
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39419ef7af0916cc3620ecf1ed42d29659109bf3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bd737289c26be3cee4b9afaf61ef784a2af9d6e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57e49ad12f8f5df0c48e1710c54b147a05a10c32
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b7c44885a07c5ee7f9bf3aa3c9c72fb110c8d22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c591c48842f08d30ec6b8416757831985ed9a315
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2