#VU116728 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50513
Published: October 8, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116728
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-2022-50513
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 rtw_init_cmd_priv() function in drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.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/39bef9c6a91bbb790d04c1347cfeae584541fb6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/708056fba733a73d926772ea4ce9a42d240345da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8db6ca84eee0ac258706f3fca54f7c021cb159ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5be64ff6d21f7805a91e6d81f53fc19cd9f0fae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5d8f05edb36fc4ab15beec62cb6ab62f5a60fe2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6cc39db24a63f68314473621020ed8cad7be423
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.150