#VU104370 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49115
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104370
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-2022-49115
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 pci_epf_test_write() function in drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.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/70236a0d2d62b081d52076de22d8d017d6cbe99f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c657c0694ff690e361a13ce41c36b9dfb433ec8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf8d87c076f55b8b4dfdb6bc6c6b6dc0c2ccb487
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3642fc64276b06446290f82fd45630aeaa4b007
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc9d33b2d8d09e6478e8ef817a81cf26930acc3e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.34