#VU119542 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50669
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119542
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-2022-50669
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 ocxl_file_register_afu() function in drivers/misc/ocxl/file.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/0cd05062371a49774e8a45258bdedf0bd6d3d327
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fce8b3583d1641a1716486f408478b58e96ec91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3299983a6bf628249ac650908e62d12de959341e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/557b7de055d1e230ddb6664c29d26917b8db9143
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7525741cb302a1672b8c3a5edb2a08e4229b5c7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4cb1004aeed2ab893a058fad00a5b41a12c4691
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.163
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.86
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.229
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2