#VU117567 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50559
Published: October 23, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117567
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-2022-50559
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 imx_clk_scu_alloc_dev() function in drivers/clk/imx/clk-scu.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/05fe0b3d69b8e094db207648ab21cade56d71cd8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43c589b7a187ef481b594317eaab8c8f269e4a68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/855ae87a2073ebf1b395e020de54fdf9ce7d166f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9209e6bab75d4008d9f4248c66008f3ffd24c931
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.75