#VU106157 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49746
Published: March 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106157
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-2022-49746
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 leak within the sdma_transfer_init() function in drivers/dma/imx-sdma.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/1417f59ac0b02130ee56c0c50794b9b257be3d17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43acd767bd90c5d4172ce7fee5d9007a9a08dea9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80ee99e52936b2c04cc37b17a14b2ae2f9d282ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd0050b7ffa87c7b260d563646af612f4112a778
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce4745a6b8016fae74c95dcd457d4ceef7d98af1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbe634ce824329d8f14079c3e9f8f11670894bec
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.231