#VU104360 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49088
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104360
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-2022-49088
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 dpaa2_ptp_probe() and fsl_mc_free_irqs() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-ptp.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/2b04bd4f03bba021959ca339314f6739710f0954
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45fdd98b70142521739615ad1bfb760401863b73
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46d120f7c163706d6c31ee00baa0be64c4572b78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/599874bbc4ed832ccb578d48ac0ae7344382ef43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebd1e3458dbf6643aa0272da398cb5b537d492b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbe5f4c0dd3475178f17ddd8b8d5044ebeae0be7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.189