#VU104229 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49242
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104229
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-2022-49242
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 mxs_sgtl5000_probe() function in sound/soc/mxs/mxs-sgtl5000.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/44acdaf7acb60054d872bed18ce0e7db8ce900ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67e12f1cb2f97468c12b59e21975eaa0f332e7d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ae0a4d8fec551ec581d620f0eb1fe31f755551c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/790d2628e3fcc819d8f5572eb5615113fb2e727a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86b6cf989437e694fd0a15782b5a513853a739e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d880226c86f37624e2a5f3c6d92ac0ec3375f96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2923b48d99fe663cb93d8b481c93299fcd68656
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f16ad2c0e22687f80e5981c67374023f51c204b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d38056bcd220ea6f0802a5586d1a12ebcce849
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.238