#VU116714 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50537
Published: October 8, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116714
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-2022-50537
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 rpi_firmware_probe() function in drivers/firmware/raspberrypi.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/62ac943eb2a9d655e431b9bc98ff6d7bd51a0e49
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6757dd2193fe18c5c5fe3050e7f2ff9dcbd1ff34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71d2abab374f707ab8ac8dcef191fd2b3b67b8bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b51161696e803fd5f9ad55b20a64c2df313f95c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b308fdedef095aac14569f810d46edf773ea7d1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d34742245e4366579f9a80f8cfe4a63248e838e0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.163