#VU104907 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49259
Published: February 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104907
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-2022-49259
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the blk_unregister_queue() function in block/blk-sysfs.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/0b5924a14d64487ebd51127b0358d06066ef5384
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f69288253e9fc7c495047720e523b9f1aba5712
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d7e32c8da45957326f56937e0471c686d1a7711
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84fe3ca6e7910beb47ec13509d484f84fa2a41ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2001eb10f59363da930cdd6e086a2861986fa18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf0cb8686e55d9c022944bc6ba9e19e832889e83
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efaa0e969261e97c1fdd8e0338e5dd3ba5b9219c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.33