#VU116715 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50532
Published: October 8, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116715
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-2022-50532
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 mpt3sas_transport_port_add() function in drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.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/6a92129c8f999ff5b122c100ce7f625eb3e98c4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f6768e2fc8638fabdd8802c2ef693d7aef01db1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78316e9dfc24906dd474630928ed1d3c562b568e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce1a69cc85006b494353911b35171da195d79e25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d17bca3ddfe507874cb826d32721552da12e741f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d60000cb1195a464080b0efb4949daf7594e0020
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.229