#VU104331 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49668
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104331
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-2022-49668
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 of_get_devfreq_events() function in drivers/devfreq/event/exynos-ppmu.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/01121e39ef537289926ae6f5374dce92c796d863
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/194781229d4cbc804b8ded13156eb8addce87d6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdecd912e99acfd61507f1720d3f4eed1b3418d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e65027fdebbacd40595e96ef7b5d2418f71bddf2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f44b799603a9b5d2e375b0b2d54dd0b791eddfc2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.129
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.53
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.204