#VU117560 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50572
Published: October 23, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117560
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-2022-50572
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 graph_for_each_link() function in sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.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/06c9d468c06806dab752eb8e72addbf3792c1023
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49dad92af6892f46851af989ef3aa7cd7316c389
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cc8431ec77a43ea106d8bde0860c61cfdda1cd0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85eb5c952b7fe2d2059beaa4a4dd26688b25547b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ab2d12c726f0fde0692fa5d81d8019b3dcd62d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed1376f771404917c2ec3ebc617431ec01146134
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.229