#VU104260 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49370
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104260
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-2022-49370
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 dmi_sysfs_register_handle() function in drivers/firmware/dmi-sysfs.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/3ba359ebe914ac3f8c6c832b28007c14c39d3766
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/660ba678f9998aca6db74f2dd912fa5124f0fa31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/985706bd3bbeffc8737bc05965ca8d24837bc7db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a724634b2a49f6ff0177a9e19a5a92fc1545e1b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9bfb37d6ba7c376b0d53337a4c5f5ff324bd725
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c66cc3c62870a27ea8f060a7e4c1ad8d26dd3f0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec752973aa721ee281d5441e497364637c626c7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed38d04342dfbe9e5aca745c8b5eb4188a74f0ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdffa4ad8f6bf1ece877edfb807f2b2c729d8578
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.47