Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49397
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104269
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-49397
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability 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_phy_create() function in drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-qmp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49397
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1668ad103679306ba2ef37f758d704e58a3ef1a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/621a4bcfb7aa031e7760d7b156bad7a45df58387
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f3673c8d8eff0c4ab5a5ee0d3ca9717d85419b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad9b0fad02f9b3a06ad5ac7df11f244e316a6254
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b246695636a861a09f0e2cde92bb2dd8f114f024
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b999d48b0869b8599de532ff6081575a7ab5358a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0a4bc38a12f5a0cc5ad68670d9480e91e6a94df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d23895a41243c6a8dbf392e531fff9497bb023
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.14