#VU119270 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50629
Published: December 8, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119270
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-2022-50629
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 rsi_coex_attach() function in drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_coex.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/956fb851a6e19da5ab491e19c1bc323bb2c2cf6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98259e0b6cf7f021da9fe4e11fbcce6ad6705ffe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ace789b1d465fae104cd37e49f6e1bcd1c8ff417
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b56e60b3b158a93bc713437e8e466f401ff8cc9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4f1ded67a90fb3b2e679e2c90b78921d9246044
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efc8df970561ff708379b89b348e16d3b410cc7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe4d7280cf4ddbea6536b596297c07662c7856fc
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.235