#VU104389 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49188
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104389
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-2022-49188
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 q6v5_alloc_memory_region() function in drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_mss.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/07a5dcc4bed9d7cae54adf5aa10ff9f037a3204b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7d988735e757e111f9722de7cf1b40a84a48b1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9df3007b3cda4936cc50f5a7d2d30505a652828
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd4771ba2cf9e18473a42b5b70175e50d67a64bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7210ca29a783c94478da02368731e4c9cf7cdb7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.110