#VU104319 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49627
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104319
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-2022-49627
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 crypto_free_shash() function in security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.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/067d2521874135267e681c19d42761c601d503d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/601ae26aa2802a4c10c94d7388a99eabdbefab2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/830de9667b3ada0a75a3f098dfc7159709fe397b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1d9702ceb4a091da6bee380627596d1fba09274
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.132