#VU120310 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50777
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120310
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-2022-50777
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 xgmiitorgmii_probe() function in drivers/net/phy/xilinx_gmii2rgmii.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/00616bd1913a4f879679e02dc08c2f501ca2bd4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/106d0d33c9d1ec4ddeeffc1fdc717ff09953d4ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d112f001612c79927c1ecf29522b34c4fa292e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52841e71253e6ace72751c72560950474a57d04c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53526dbc8aa6b95e9fc2ab1e29b1a9145721da24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78b0b1ff525d9be4babf5a148a4de0d50042d95d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d039535850ee47079d59527e96be18d8e0daa84b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee84d37a5f08ed1121cdd16f8f3ed87552087a21
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.5