#VU104525 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49261
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104525
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-2022-49261
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 vm_access() function in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_mman.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/312d3d4f49e12f97260bcf972c848c3562126a18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3886a86e7e6cc6ce2ce93c440fecd8f42aed0ce7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f6e560e3e86ac053447524224e411034f41f5c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89ddcc81914ab58cc203acc844f27d55ada8ec0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f0ebea8f6e8c474264ed97d7a64c9c09ed4f5aa
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.2