Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49117
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104372
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-49117
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ill_acc_of_setup() function in arch/mips/ralink/ill_acc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49117
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/060a485df4ec1183d543317511cb4caa43468b5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/142ae7d4f21524acfe073e5a3da5667aa85eb970
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a0a1436053b17e50b7c88858fb0824326641793
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fb47ca3490813d3884d8ad0b2ce511aa3537551
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d7f7ef7980f287ace1c15f2ac03d6754e12f071
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c74c755daed551b9aceb8388159180861474bdfe
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.3