#VU104918 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49710
Published: February 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104918
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-2022-49710
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 memory corruption within the create_log_context() function in drivers/md/dm-log.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/0d2209b54f1de0c2f99cab246d4cf2cfe24aaaa9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85e123c27d5cbc22cfdc01de1e2ca1d9003a02d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a02f3275acc628c0d956be771405ced79ac36df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae460312875159285cef5bf3dc654593f404a1ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba751f0d25f07aa21ce9b85372a3792bf7969d13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.124