#VU104258 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49367
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104258
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-2022-49367
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 mv88e6xxx_mdios_register() function in drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.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/02ded5a173619b11728b8bf75a3fd995a2c1ff28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42658e47f1abbbe592007d3ba303de466114d0bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86c3c5f8e4bd1325e24f6fba9017cade29933377
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a1a1255152da4fb934290e7ababc66f24985520
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a101793994c0a14c70bb4e44c7fda597eeebba0a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1df9cb756e5a9ba1841648c44ee5d92306b9c65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc1cf8c6f9793546696fded437a5b4c84944c48b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0d763d0c7665c7897e4f5a0847ab0c82543345f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.15