#VU104368 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49109
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104368
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-2022-49109
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 ceph_get_snapdir() function in fs/ceph/inode.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/322794d3355c33adcc4feace0045d85a8e4ed813
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae7163598c611a8892698e0c056fe794e52b44b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cd21981dedfb4fe9f344529e4be35727cb10940
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2d9bb3f06abddefdfa740b0a604575b6797e1bf
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.3