#VU104316 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49619
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104316
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-2022-49619
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 sfp_probe() function in drivers/net/phy/sfp.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/0a18d802d65cf662644fd1d369c86d84a5630652
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1545bc727625ea6e8decd717e5d1e8cc704ccf8f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/204543581a2f26bb3b997a304c0bd06926ba7f15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67dc32542a1fb7790d0853cf4a5cf859ac6a2002
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ec5a97f327a89031fce6cfc3e95543c53936638
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ede990cfc42775bd0141e21f37ee365dcaeeb50f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f22ddc8a5278d7fb6369a0aeb0d8775a0aefaaee
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.13