#VU104285 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49457
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104285
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-2022-49457
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 dcscb_init() function in arch/arm/mach-versatile/dcscb.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/23b44f9c649bbef10b45fa33080cd8b4166800ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d7b23db35254b7d46e852967090c64cdccf24da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c6006faed9aba5144b33176d061031a9be66954
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83c329b980bddbc8c6a3d287d91f2103a4d4a860
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0fc05cd17617e63fc13ad0c01f3f0afd890d8ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbdfb7d4f036118d36415a2575efa6f5246505ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d146e2a9864ade19914494de3fb520390b415d58
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6de7b181c29cd4578ec139aafb5eac062abbe1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcd1999ba97445a12cc394f5f42ffd9116bf0185
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.198