Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49452
Published: February 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104917
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-49452
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the dpaa2_eth_free_tx_fd() function in drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49452
Install update from vendor's website.