#VU119277 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50626
Published: December 8, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119277
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-2022-50626
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 dvb_usb_adapter_init() function in drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.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/17217737c174883dd975885ab4bee4b00f517239
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21b6b0c9f3796e6917e90db403dae9e74025fc40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/733bc9e226da2a7f43b10031b8ebfc26d89ec4bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d7ab25ead969594df05fb09ee46ca931d46c5c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93bbf2ed428142aa9a9693721230b28571678bf8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94d90fb06b94a90c176270d38861bcba34ce377d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0af6220bb1eed8225a5511de5a3bd386b94afa4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5a49140035591d13ff57a7537c65217e5af0d15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5d01eb6dc2f699a395d3e731c58a9b3bb4e269f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16