#VU104245 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49310
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104245
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-2022-49310
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 cleanup_dev() function in drivers/char/xillybus/xillyusb.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/21f1f167d727f3f857e26d509ef5a6d47fd31bc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b67d19662fdee275c479d21853bc1239600a798f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc8fceda3b89006e8a7dda8a097d36045d044c25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e277b95acdab84cd5d2f8d537a37aef6d21e988b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.4