#VU104349 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49715
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104349
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-2022-49715
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 gic_populate_ppi_partitions() function in drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.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/506a88a5bf261d76a5214c0338a320f2214c67ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d884c08eeb83142a7173cb46bcff0434ec42cf1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c136c2924a59a399aa789858cfb320d481964fb7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc5984cf270b69d03f9f4b27063e535036c659e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e824482e2c5edacc961b7dd30a92fd47606c3036
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa1ad9d4cc47ca2470cd904ad4519f05d7e43a2b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.249
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.124
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.49
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.200