#VU104345 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49705
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104345
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-2022-49705
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 v9fs_vfs_atomic_open_dotl() function in fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.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/22832ac3eb5be3f7168816a76b64c1284e12eb3c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bc5412ba1a45edfd1e451874c483c26a097af2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/beca774fc51a9ba8abbc869cf0c3d965ff17cd24
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.51
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19