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CVE-2022-50738

kernel: Linux kernel: vhost-vdpa memory leak leading to Denial of Service

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · December 24, 2025

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's vhost-vdpa component. This memory leak vulnerability occurs when an application using vhost-vdpa fails to properly invalidate I/O Translation Lookaside Buffer (IOTLB) entries or crashes. A local attacker or application could exploit this flaw, leading to memory exhaustion and potentially a Denial of Service (DoS) on the affected system.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime