#VU120683 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50836
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120683
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-2022-50836
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 qcom_add_sysmon_subdev() function in drivers/remoteproc/qcom_sysmon.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/131c0a3ead78d45f0f39ddb42cf1bd9be26239b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a62bebe0705556d37cfa8409ddc759b11d404f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27441fab2651cd909d8a5440ca079bc50245f427
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e01ce676aaef3b13d02343d7e70f9637d93a3367
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4539eb5c0c342567183fe386d0699c8dab49490
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec97e9a5c2f25d2f9f9d7005e9ac67f23cc751cd
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2