#VU117558 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50574
Published: October 23, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117558
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-2022-50574
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 __dss_uninit_ports() and dss_init_ports() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dss.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/1f340e1c1c74d11c45a6e32663829b26acd4f47b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b42057e62120813ebe9274f508fa785b7cab33a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f7c4114db841497e1148598e22548dd1f700b22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d7af9b1624dd70b67354972d7297429e6372091
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5ce83e85d795ec98697039ecc518b21d5810adc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e55261beb86a15c190b2ff9090cb47bc06765353
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.17