Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49190
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104390
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-2022-49190
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 DEFINE_RWLOCK() and __initcall() functions in kernel/resource.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49190
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cbcc92917c5de80f15c24d033566539ad696892
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9e88c2618d228d7a4e7e515cf30dc0d0d813f27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab86020070999e758ce2e60c4348f20bf7ddba56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7faa04a44a0c37ac3d222fa8e0bdcbfcee9c0c8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.19