Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49240
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104227
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-49240
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the mt8195_mt6359_rt1019_rt5682_dev_probe() function in sound/soc/mediatek/mt8195/mt8195-mt6359-rt1019-rt5682.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49240
Install update from vendor's website.