#VU104364 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49103
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104364
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-2022-49103
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 _nfs42_proc_copy_notify() function in fs/nfs/nfs42proc.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/9b9feec97c1fc7dd9bb69f62c4905cddf1801599
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b37f482ba9f0e6382c188e3fccf6c4b2fdc938eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7f114edd54326f730a754547e7cfb197b5bc132
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f46f632f9cfae4b2e3635fa58840a8ec584c42e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb73bf6305f4eb8f0cf9a61ee874d55f019d6dc4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.20