#VU104313 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49583
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104313
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-2022-49583
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 iavf_get_rx_buffer() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_txrx.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/2918419c06088f6709ceb543feb01752779ade4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6edb818732fc05fda495f5b3a749bd1cee01398b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9f49e0060301a9bfebeca76739158d0cf91cdf6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6af94324911ef0846af1a5ce5e049ca736db34b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88d59faf4e6f9cc4767664206afdb999b10ec77
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.208