#VU104297 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49482
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104297
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49482
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 mxs_saif_probe() function in sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.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/18b907ff0ae4bf20120aae1538f7156b9d08e3a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24491124406666bf0dcb9ee10c5575c6ce6a1730
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a0da7641e1f17a744ac7b3f76471388c97b63dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2be84f73785fa9ed6443e3c5b158730266f1c2ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30d110ca703ce60162ec337aa564a3e4da30715f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e2a1bcc51bdebed48176f6e88c150f175983f9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c933829cbf3338b684869e6c4c8931abf5d68fbd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d42601e93fce7802bb8d70dd59b60cfeefa20469
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d855505851ee8ba666eb204149b49f906130dc17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.3