#VU117566 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50561
Published: October 23, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117566
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-2022-50561
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 iio_device_register_eventset() function in drivers/iio/industrialio-event.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/5de3add7509c95685f1185683b817dd206c4b1f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86fdd15e10e404e70ecb2a3bff24d70356d42b36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a154b1c139fbf6a49762159be81d425d41ceec87
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc6afd6070f3a5b086c8c5cfa6ded63ae44494da
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.86