Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49276

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU104237

Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49276

Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU104237
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 1.7 [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-2022-49276
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 jffs2_scan_medium() function in fs/jffs2/scan.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
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-SLE15-SP5_Update_25-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
perf
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-devel
kernel-source
perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
dtb-mediatek
dtb-arm
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-marvell
dtb-nvidia
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-cavium
kernel-64kb-devel
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-rockchip
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-apple
dtb-apm
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall
dtb-amd
kernel-64kb
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
dtb-renesas
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
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
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
dtb-lg
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-macros
kernel-syms
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-aarch64
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-livepatch
dlm-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-optional
ocfs2-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt_debug-devel
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo

How to mitigate CVE-2022-49276

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 4.19.238
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-SLE15-SP5_Update_25-debugsource - 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-5_14_21-150500_55_100-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
bpftool - update to 4.19.90-2503.4.0.0320
kernel - update to 4.19.90-2503.4.0.0320
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2503.4.0.0320
python3-perf - update to 4.19.90-2503.4.0.0320
python2-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2503.4.0.0320
python2-perf - update to 4.19.90-2503.4.0.0320
perf - update to 4.19.90-2503.4.0.0320
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2503.4.0.0320
kernel-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2503.4.0.0320
kernel-debugsource - update to 4.19.90-2503.4.0.0320
kernel-devel - update to 4.19.90-2503.4.0.0320
kernel-source - update to 4.19.90-2503.4.0.0320
perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2503.4.0.0320
kernel-tools-devel - update to 4.19.90-2503.4.0.0320
kernel-tools - update to 4.19.90-2503.4.0.0320
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2503.4.0.0320
kernel-rt-debugsource - 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-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.115.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.115.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
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
kernel-64kb-debugsource - 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-64kb-optional - 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
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - 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
kernel-kvmsmall - 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-64kb - 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
dtb-renesas - 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
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - 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
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - 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
dtb-lg - 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
kernel-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-64kb-extra - 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-default-livepatch-devel - 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
kselftests-kmp-default - 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
kernel-default-optional - 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
reiserfs-kmp-default - 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
kernel-obs-build - 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
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - 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
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - 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
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-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-rt-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - 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-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-vdso - 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-devel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
gfs2-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
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - 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
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1

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