#VU116420 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50439
Published: October 3, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116420
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-2022-50439
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 mt8173_afe_pcm_dev_probe() function in sound/soc/mediatek/mt8173/mt8173-afe-pcm.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/190685ff4ee03eef8f12c71d8f626e414fa078a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27e7cf595d4a9fea9d3906b47d0faa87896beeb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cbb264d4e9136acab2c8fd39e39ab1b1402b84b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57491967ad8f865a9a81d08c36b26facd14d84e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77c6b6be7e80ca4a4d4b66b63fd5bb48ccefdd5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ce9c78a2bdbc9a014e7102a35834310c28528b9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16