#VU104391 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49191
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104391
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-2022-49191
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 mxser_activate() function in drivers/tty/mxser.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/125b7c929fc9b1e5eaa344bceb6367dfa6fd3f9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cd05c38a27bee7fb42aa4d43174d68ac55dac0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/376922045009f8ea2d20a8fa3475e95b47c41690
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/685b6d16bf89595310b5d61394c9b97cc9505c7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c9041b2f90c0eace73106f22350e1d2c98f5edc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dffc2035fbaada60ca8db59e0962e34f760370a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/996291d06851a26678a0fab488b6e1f0677c0576
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b125b08dbee3611f03f53b71471813ed4ccafcdd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd3a4907ee334b40d7aa880c7ab310b154fd5cd4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.276
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.238
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.311
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.110
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.33
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.189