#VU116502 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50480
Published: October 4, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116502
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-2022-50480
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 pl353_smc_probe() function in drivers/memory/pl353-smc.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/44db35ceb94756ba513dcf6b69bf9e949b28469c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49605dc25e7fb33bf8b671279d4468531da90f89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/566b143aa5112a0c2784e20603778518bb799537
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61b3c876c1cbdb1efd1f52a1f348580e6e14efb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b37f4a711e5d4bf3608ccbc6de82b52e92b441a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fde46754d5483bc398018bbec3c8ef5c55219e67
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.150