#VU115878 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50376
Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115878
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-2022-50376
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 orangefs_debugfs_init(), orangefs_kernel_debug_init(), help_show() and orangefs_client_debug_init() functions in fs/orangefs/orangefs-debugfs.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/0cd303aad220fafa595e0ed593e99aa51b90412b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31720a2b109b3080eb77e97b8f6f50a27b4ae599
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/786e5296f9e3b045d5ff9098514ce7b8ba1d890d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a076490b0211990ec6764328c22cb744dd782bd9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdc2d33fa2324b1f5ab5b701cda45ee0b2384409
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8853267289c55b1acbe4dc3641374887584834d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.86