#VU116499 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50484
Published: October 4, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116499
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-2022-50484
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 sync_ep_set_params() function in sound/usb/endpoint.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/0604e5e5537af099ea2f6dfd892afe5c92db8a80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0672215994e2347a9b4f145e2bc1709b1e01cee3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28d8d267af5d73f91d7640cbdb4024703256e36c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46f0aed47673e275d682af60ed26dcc28add8eae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6382da0828995af87aa8b8bef28cc61aceb4aff3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/988ec0cd0a2643c25c1658f7c33de2e15a5a2e31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc1d16d282bca421c6fc31de4b8fd412010f01bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4442410f76d66b9f7e854010bce04853f665324
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/faa8c1ed77d0169955b9b3516b714cc5fb512f27
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.17