#VU104371 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49116
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104371
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-2022-49116
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 l2cap_ecred_connect() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.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/42b6a39f439b6f37cc2024d91ce547d83290ff78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9567d54e70ff58c2695c2cc2e53c86c67551d3e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3715b2333e9a21692ba16ef8645eda584a9515d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d588c183a971b85c775ad66da563ee6e8bc8158f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9e55acee9b7a737ec7f5161b94a78932a5514c8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.20