SB2025122668 - Memory leak in Linux kernel nvmem driver
Published: December 26, 2025 Updated: December 31, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025122668
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50734)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the nvmem_register() function in drivers/nvmem/core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bd2774df0ce37920b23819a860a66fdbdd90823
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9391cc3a787a58aa224a6440d7f244d780ba2896
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6054b9b239a493672f853b034570cca93ba7a88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd1244561fa2a4531ded40dbf09c9599084f8b29
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.75
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1