Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49050
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104354
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-49050
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the rpcif_probe() function in drivers/memory/renesas-rpc-if.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49050
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05d1824a7fb43ab9adb1eb82404954af81d8c984
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66b9b707ea4dcafca92b6261c6924652914e3b73
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b452dbf24d7d9a990d70118462925f6ee287d135
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c089ffc846c85f200db34ad208338f4f81a6d82d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.112