#VU104242 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49293
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104242
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-2022-49293
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 nft_do_chain() function in net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.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/06f0ff82c70241a766a811ae1acf07d6e2734dcb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c74374c2e88c7b7992bf808d9f9391f7452f9d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c905f6740a365464e91467aa50916555b28213d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d28522acd1c4415c85f6b33463713a268f68965
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64f24c76dd0ce53d0fa3a0bfb9aeea507c769485
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88791b79a1eb2ba94e95d039243e28433583a67b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3cc32863b175168283cb0a5fde08de6a1e27df9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd03640529204ef4b8189fbdea08217d8d98271f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fafb904156fbb8f1dd34970cd5223e00b47c33be
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.32