#VU119683 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50644
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119683
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-2022-50644
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 of_dra7_atl_clk_probe() function in drivers/clk/ti/clk-dra7-atl.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/25fe7b0d596b343e7a5504ba11767115fff8494f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27abe45df1dc394c184688d816cbbf2f194d4c6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3441076f83aace85f5d6ccd9ffb301ac6b874776
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d01017247eee3fba399f601b0bcb38e4fb88a72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c59a01caba26ec06fefd6ca1f22d5fd1de57d63
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9f69663ad571cbd7814dde38e3fcb4876341ed6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c01ae99a4e3a0cdf70f7cd758a60a2243eac562c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d84f77ef7d57658d7346f8c4797a570aa5e35fa6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc39ebf85d0349366b807fe2be848041c8523f03
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.220