CVE-2022-50110

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: watchdog: sp5100_tco: Fix a memory leak of EFCH MMIO resource Unlike release_mem_region(), a call to release_resource() does not free the resource, so it has to be freed explicitly to avoid a memory leak.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a1becb1f13268ef58f19190608a7c742fb6fcf5	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84ddf527f90755beec6b55ce2e31331f5ccd4e37	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6d9c0798ed366a09a9e53d71edcd2266e34a6eb	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee1fb8f75abe361413913e3a6e93c8c0a4d83cd9	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

17 Nov 2025, 19:42

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Linux linux Kernel Linux
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a1becb1f13268ef58f19190608a7c742fb6fcf5 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a1becb1f13268ef58f19190608a7c742fb6fcf5 - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84ddf527f90755beec6b55ce2e31331f5ccd4e37 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84ddf527f90755beec6b55ce2e31331f5ccd4e37 - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6d9c0798ed366a09a9e53d71edcd2266e34a6eb -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6d9c0798ed366a09a9e53d71edcd2266e34a6eb - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee1fb8f75abe361413913e3a6e93c8c0a4d83cd9 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee1fb8f75abe361413913e3a6e93c8c0a4d83cd9 - Patch
CWE		CWE-401
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

Information

Published : 2025-06-18 11:15

Updated : 2025-11-17 19:42

NVD link : CVE-2022-50110

Mitre link : CVE-2022-50110

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-50110

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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