Memory leak in Linux kernel scsi driver



| Updated: 2025-05-11
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-49376
CWE-ID CWE-401
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Linux Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU104262

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:U/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49376

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the sd_probe() function in drivers/scsi/sd.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 5.10 - 5.10.121

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05fbde3a77a4f1d62e4c4428f384288c1f1a0be5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fcb0b131cc90c8f523a293d84c58d0c7273c96f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3733439593ad12f7b54ae35c273ea6f15d692de3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78f8e96df06e2d04d82d4071c299b59d28744f47
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1f0187025905e9981000d44a92e159468b561a8
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.122


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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