#VU104226 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49239
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104226
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2022-49239
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the wcd934x_codec_parse_data() function in sound/soc/codecs/wcd934x.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f24716e38220fc9e52e208d20591d2bc9b7f020
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f44eca78cc6d4e1779eb95765ec79e433accab4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9531a631379169d57756b2411178c6238655df88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3793eeb7b94a5eeed6f5c7a44bce403c6681a12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8e89d84ea83c51ba3ba97ff154f7aa679326760
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.2