#VU104510 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49478
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104510
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-2022-49478
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the pvr2_hdw_create() function in drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.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/1310fc3538dcc375a2f46ef0a438512c2ca32827
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24e807541e4a9263ed928e6ae3498de3ad43bd1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e004fe914b243db41fa96f9e583385f360ea58e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3309c2c574e13b21b44729f5bdbf21f60189b79a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4351bfe36aba9fa7dc9d68d498d25d41a0f45e67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/471bec68457aaf981add77b4f590d65dd7da1059
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3304766d9384886e6d3092c776273526947a2e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3660e06675bccec4bf149c7229ea1d491ba10d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f99a8b1ec0eddc2931aeaa4f490277a15b39f511
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.14