#VU120693 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50823
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120693
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-2022-50823
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 tegra114_clock_init() function in drivers/clk/tegra/clk-tegra114.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/1f0e1cbbaffd729560716e9592aa5e609ea93bb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5984b1d66126b024ee77482602ac6e51b53f4116
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cc87a9c142ae0e276a3ff9ce50f78a1668da36f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e1fe30253930c6a67385c19802c5ab8706a76d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7d3fb5814c73d7d49913e4294f8f508a3038bb4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c01bfd23cc13a420b3f6a36bcab98410f49d480d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce699dcdac2bfdb6b238f2517ba41d9623b15f46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db16a80c76ea395766913082b1e3f939dde29b2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7a57fb92af52c4da69cd947752e8946e5ada50a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.75