Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49245
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104232
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49245
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the rockchip_i2s_tdm_resume() function in sound/soc/rockchip/rockchip_i2s_tdm.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49245
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.16.19, 5.17.2, 5.18
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e5510219111607b1f1875ab3c3f0485ba3c381c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c1834aac759ddfd0f17c9f38db1b30adc8eb4e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc5d8ac95663a5813c696008bc524b794d471215
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18