#VU104317 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49620
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104317
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-2022-49620
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 tipc_sk_create() function in net/tipc/socket.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/00aff3590fc0a73bddd3b743863c14e76fd35c0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b2957fc09fe1ac7f07f40dd50dd5f93e3f3a7a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4919d82f7041157a421ca9bf39a78551d5ad8a1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/638fa20b618b2bbcf86da71231624cc82121a036
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bc9e7f70bc57d8f02ffea2a42094281effb15ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/833ecd0eae76eadf81d6d747bb5bc992d1151867
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef488669b2652bde5b6ee5a409a5b048a2a50db4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efa78f2ae363428525fb4981bb63c555ee79f3c7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.132