#VU104268 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49396
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104268
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-2022-49396
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 qcom_qmp_reset_control_put() and qcom_qmp_phy_create() functions in drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-qmp.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/2156dc390402043ba5982489c6625adcb0b0975c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d2900f20edfe541f75756a00deeb2ffe7c66bc1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ac21b24af859c097eb4034e93430056068f8f31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c03eb0c8982677b4e17174073a011788891304d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a39d9eccb333b8c07c43ebea1c6dfda122378a0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7b5fbcaac5355e2e695dc0c08a0fcf248250388
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba173a6f8d8dffed64bb13ab23081bdddfb464f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/feb05b10b3ed3ae21b851520a0d0b71685439517
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.14