#VU104374 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49120
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104374
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-2022-49120
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_send_abort_all() 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/146cae06d2682d7563732544be334e8e6d3862b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2051044d7901f1a9d7be95d0d32e53b88e9548f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2290dcad6f65864dec518fb2d5fb45f67d684150
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34c79d16ee69cb53288c202bb1ab0ba0130d9674
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f90a74892f3acf0cdec5844e90fc8686ca13e7d7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.111
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.34
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.20
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18