Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49399
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104270
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-2022-49399
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 goldfish_tty_probe() and goldfish_tty_remove() functions in drivers/tty/goldfish.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49399
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/241fcb79dd1df276d80b19f5f6acc9eaaaa63309
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/326192b99c903a2193d820c30ed936cc2402382c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45f6ce70abfb7ccf9d787781cbc4c03294a775a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4639d1b992de8f37d66f698056875c274efcd45f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/507b05063d1b7a1fcb9f7d7c47586fc4f3508f98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ae3d073f7db5578ae1907544f0c15947e9678e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da64f419d7f78272bfe40dde1262602d4ff6b32c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee6c33b29e624f515202a31bf6ef0437f26a1867
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.122