#VU104276 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49431
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104276
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-2022-49431
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 iommu_init_early_dart() function in arch/powerpc/sysdev/dart_iommu.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/57b742a5b8945118022973e6416b71351df512fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e3f1dfb9e21733d7276bc9ccea4daada163f2ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8657e8ea23325949091da72453ba84fb73cc2bd9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb4f2dc513e99c5d0485661f114e4dda73612d10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df6d8b689252c0acc0448d4ae3d33f2d6db048ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfc308d6f29aa28463deb9a12278a85a382385ca
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.121