#VU104375 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49121
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104375
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-2022-49121
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 pm80xx_chip_phy_ctl_req() function in drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c, within the pm8001_exec_internal_task_abort() function in drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c, within the pm8001_chip_reg_dev_req(), pm8001_chip_fw_flash_update_req() and pm8001_chip_set_dev_state_req() functions 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/43c617eefab7077d69f5989ad3e2a273da1d728b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c8f04b1905cd4b776d0b720463c091545478ef7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cc72bcc1c096ed42c91646f130d4b4191580a4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0bb65eadbf942024226241d9d99fed17168940b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdc74815f1c39905054b7d47399e0260b201b14d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.20