#VU104262 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49376
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104262
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-2022-49376
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 sd_probe() function in drivers/scsi/sd.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/05fbde3a77a4f1d62e4c4428f384288c1f1a0be5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fcb0b131cc90c8f523a293d84c58d0c7273c96f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3733439593ad12f7b54ae35c273ea6f15d692de3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78f8e96df06e2d04d82d4071c299b59d28744f47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1f0187025905e9981000d44a92e159468b561a8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.122