#VU104265 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49386
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104265
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-2022-49386
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 am65_cpsw_init_cpts() and am65_cpsw_nuss_probe() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.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/2e44f21c384503562713b7d3b673c40bed20af3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dd89d2fc438457811cbbec07999ce0d80051ff5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78aca10a16f001c9f49f1cc4dadfee8d444bb173
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4b7ef3b159805ba6be061d0cd2403d84b9b0063
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7ba2cc57f404d2d9f26fb85bd3833d35a477829
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.122