#VU104373 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49119
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104373
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-2022-49119
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 pm8001_chip_fw_flash_update_req() function in drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.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/a25ed5f21f94f9ae4bcc8dd747e978668890c921
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d83574666bac4b1462e90df393fbed6c5f57d1a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5ecdb01952f230921aa8163d8d7f4c97c925ed8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f792a3629f4c4aa4c3703d66b43ce1edcc3ec09a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe5b8ea5583b5c3f6f68e06acba50387edf3b5d5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.20