#VU104287 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49462
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104287
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-2022-49462
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 a6xx_gpu_init() function in drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu.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/06907a374f1b74f8f2fb30720dc6df81331e4fb5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48e82ce8cdb19c20a5020fa446b286d6a147450c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65ddbc0d26824e2a5d6154d01d8cf39344900213
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6832e36f156ea35a6ed74bca72727806116effdd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c56de483093d7ad0782327f95dda7da97bc4c315
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edff4c1af831d0c02e654eed9da7d74174de49d5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.46