#VU120571 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50741
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120571
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-2022-50741
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the print_wrapper_info() function in drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx-jpeg/mxc-jpeg-hw.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/35591c2469953d59abdb16cb7beac834052cdb4f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad31bc146f0e4521805695f4f99d8a3c3b2761f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3720e65c9013a7b2a5dbb63e6bf6d74a35dd894
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1257fc8fc988bdc4b26277f58bbf7b694b531f0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16