SB20251230106 - Memory leak in Linux kernel regulator driver
Published: December 30, 2025 Updated: December 31, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20251230106
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50887)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the regulator_dev_lookup() function in drivers/regulator/core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e88505ac0a6ae97746bcdbd4b042ee9f20455ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b93c58adddd98812ad928bbc2063038f3df1ffd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f98469c3141f8e42ba11075a273fb795bbad57f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ac888db0f67813d91373a9a61c840f815cd4ec9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dfcf5087db9a34a300d6b99009232d4537c3e6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cda1895f3b7f324ece1614308a815a3994983b97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d39937f8de641c44a337cec4a2e5d3e8add20a7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2b41b748c19962b82709d9f23c6b2b0ce9d2f91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f48c474efe05cf9ce5e535b5e0ddd710e963936c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.163