#VU108136 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49890
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108136
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-2022-49890
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 cap_inode_getsecurity() function in security/commoncap.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/0c3e6288da650d1ec911a259c77bc2d88e498603
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2de8eec8afb75792440b8900a01d52b8f6742fd1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bb00eb21c0fbf18e5d3538c9ff0cf63fd0ace85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7480aeff0093d8c54377553ec6b31110bea37b4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cf0a1bc12870d148ae830a4ba88cfdf0e879cee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90577bcc01c4188416a47269f8433f70502abe98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdf01c807e974048c43c7fd3ca574f6086a57906
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.154