#VU104395 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49210
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104395
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-2022-49210
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 arch/mips/include/asm/pgalloc.h. 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/1bf0d78c8cc3cf615a6e7bf33ada70b73592f0a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bc5bab9a763d520937e4f3fe8df51c6a1eceb97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a8501d34b261906e4c76ec9da679f2cb4d309ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d29cda15cab086d82d692de016f7249545d4b6b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa3d44424579972cc7c4fac3d9cf227798ebdfa0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.110