#VU104772 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49418
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104772
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-2022-49418
CWE-ID: CWE-908
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 use of uninitialized resource within the nfs4_xdr_dec_fs_locations() function in fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c, within the nfs4_try_migration() function in fs/nfs/nfs4state.c, within the nfs4_get_referral(), _nfs4_proc_fs_locations(), _nfs40_proc_get_locations() and _nfs41_proc_get_locations() functions in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c, within the nfs_do_refmount() function in fs/nfs/nfs4namespace.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.