#VU116416 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50468
Published: October 3, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116416
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-2022-50468
CWE-ID: CWE-667
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 improper locking within the cros_usbpd_notify_init() function in drivers/platform/chrome/cros_usbpd_notify.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/5a2d96623670155d94aca72c320c0ac27bdc6bd2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c0cacdd354987f8f5348d16908716f154047890
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/751f12696d797e785d2611099fe9f0569d47556e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b6ee54995739202b4a0cc01b7e9269f761c573d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cab345f9d51943898e406275f9607c145adb1877
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.86