Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49246

Vulnerability identifier: #VU104233

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-2022-49246

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the snd_proto_probe() function in sound/soc/atmel/mikroe-proto.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_38-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_158-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_158-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_25-debugsource
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-headers
kernel-source
kernel-tools
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-devel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-macros
kernel-syms
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
dtb-amazon
dtb-amlogic
dtb-hisilicon
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-freescale
dtb-allwinner
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-socionext
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
dtb-amd
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug
kernel-docs-html
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-rockchip
dtb-apple
dtb-apm
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-lg
dtb-aarch64
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-obs-qa
reiserfs-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-livepatch
dlm-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-altera
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dtb-sprd
dtb-xilinx
dtb-exynos
dtb-qcom
dtb-broadcom
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-renesas
dtb-mediatek
dtb-arm
dlm-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-marvell
dtb-nvidia
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-cavium
kernel-64kb-devel
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt-devel
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 5.15.33
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_38-debugsource - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_158-default - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_158-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_25-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-260.0.0.162, 5.10.0-260.0.0.163
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-260.0.0.162, 5.10.0-260.0.0.163
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-260.0.0.162, 5.10.0-260.0.0.163
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-260.0.0.162, 5.10.0-260.0.0.163
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-260.0.0.162, 5.10.0-260.0.0.163
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-260.0.0.162, 5.10.0-260.0.0.163
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-260.0.0.162, 5.10.0-260.0.0.163
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-260.0.0.162, 5.10.0-260.0.0.163
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-260.0.0.162, 5.10.0-260.0.0.163
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-260.0.0.162, 5.10.0-260.0.0.163
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-260.0.0.162, 5.10.0-260.0.0.163
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-260.0.0.162, 5.10.0-260.0.0.163
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-260.0.0.162, 5.10.0-260.0.0.163
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-260.0.0.163
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-260.0.0.163
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.115.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.115.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.115.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.115.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kselftests-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-amazon - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-amlogic - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-hisilicon - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-freescale - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-allwinner - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-socionext - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-optional - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-amd - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-debug-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-debug - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-docs-html - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-source-vanilla - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-rockchip - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-apple - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-apm - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-64kb-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-lg - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-aarch64 - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-kvmsmall - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-64kb-optional - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-obs-qa - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-altera - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-sprd - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-xilinx - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-exynos - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-qcom - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-broadcom - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-renesas - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-mediatek - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-arm - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-marvell - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-nvidia - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
dtb-cavium - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f517480d5888cd54487c5662ce4da95b30ad798
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fa969cd8485031294f91fc7184399000cae6355
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0bfaf0544d08d093d6211d7ef8816fb0b5b6c75
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f32ac9bf5e3f594ef9bfedb410aebc98cf784e69
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.33

• Memory leak in Linux kernel soc atmel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for kernel
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP3 update for kernel