CVE-2022-50324 mtd: maps: pxa2xx-flash: fix memory leak in probe
A memory leak in the Linux kernel's pxa2xx-flash driver probe function can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-50324?
CVE-2022-50324 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 15 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mtd: maps: pxa2xx-flash: fix memory leak in probe
Free 'info' upon remapping error to avoid a memory leak.
[<[email protected]>: Reword the commit log]
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50324?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2022-50324?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-50324 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50324 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50324, GHSA-qppm-chhm-xm42, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50324.