Linux Kernel up to 6.1.1 qcom_add_sysmon_subdev memory leak

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Linux Kernel up to 5.4.228/5.10.162/5.15.85/6.0.15/6.1.1. Affected by this issue is the function qcom_add_sysmon_subdev. Performing a manipulation results in memory leak. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-50836. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.4.228/5.10.162/5.15.85/6.0.15/6.1.1. This affects the function qcom_add_sysmon_subdev. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: remoteproc: sysmon: fix memory leak in qcom_add_sysmon_subdev() The kfree() should be called when of_irq_get_byname() fails or devm_request_threaded_irq() fails in qcom_add_sysmon_subdev(), otherwise there will be a memory leak, so add kfree() to fix it.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-50836 since 12/30/2025. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 281697 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-50836), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16 or 6.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 27441fab2651cd909d8a5440ca079bc50245f427/e4539eb5c0c342567183fe386d0699c8dab49490/131c0a3ead78d45f0f39ddb42cf1bd9be26239b0/1a62bebe0705556d37cfa8409ddc759b11d404f6/ec97e9a5c2f25d2f9f9d7005e9ac67f23cc751cd/e01ce676aaef3b13d02343d7e70f9637d93a3367 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (281697) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2941). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• IBM Power Hardware Management Console
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• RESF Rocky Linux
• IBM DataPower Gateway

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.4.228
• 5.10.162
• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
• 5.15.6
• 5.15.7
• 5.15.8
• 5.15.9
• 5.15.10
• 5.15.11
• 5.15.12
• 5.15.13
• 5.15.14
• 5.15.15
• 5.15.16
• 5.15.17
• 5.15.18
• 5.15.19
• 5.15.20
• 5.15.21
• 5.15.22
• 5.15.23
• 5.15.24
• 5.15.25
• 5.15.26
• 5.15.27
• 5.15.28
• 5.15.29
• 5.15.30
• 5.15.31
• 5.15.32
• 5.15.33
• 5.15.34
• 5.15.35
• 5.15.36
• 5.15.37
• 5.15.38
• 5.15.39
• 5.15.40
• 5.15.41
• 5.15.42
• 5.15.43
• 5.15.44
• 5.15.45
• 5.15.46
• 5.15.47
• 5.15.48
• 5.15.49
• 5.15.50
• 5.15.51
• 5.15.52
• 5.15.53
• 5.15.54
• 5.15.55
• 5.15.56
• 5.15.57
• 5.15.58
• 5.15.59
• 5.15.60
• 5.15.61
• 5.15.62
• 5.15.63
• 5.15.64
• 5.15.65
• 5.15.66
• 5.15.67
• 5.15.68
• 5.15.69
• 5.15.70
• 5.15.71
• 5.15.72
• 5.15.73
• 5.15.74
• 5.15.75
• 5.15.76
• 5.15.77
• 5.15.78
• 5.15.79
• 5.15.80
• 5.15.81
• 5.15.82
• 5.15.83
• 5.15.84
• 5.15.85
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.5
• 6.0.6
• 6.0.7
• 6.0.8
• 6.0.9
• 6.0.10
• 6.0.11
• 6.0.12
• 6.0.13
• 6.0.14
• 6.0.15
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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