#VU116717 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50528
Published: October 8, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116717
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-2022-50528
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 amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_import_dmabuf() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.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/7356d8e367d0e025a568e369c4cf575722cac60f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75818afff631e1ea785a82c3e8bb82eb0dee539c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8876793e56ec69b3be2a883b4bc440df3dbb1865
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c65564790048fa416ccd26a8945c7ec0cf9ef0b7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2