Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49881

Vulnerability identifier: #VU108138

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4 BT: 4.3 [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-2022-49881

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the regdb_fw_cb() and query_regdb_file() functions in net/wireless/reg.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Enterprise Storage
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-preempt
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_58-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_167-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_41-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_167-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_110-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_110-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_27-debugsource
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-source
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
kernel-devel
python2-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
kernel-preempt-extra
gfs2-kmp-preempt
gfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-preempt
cluster-md-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
dtb-aarch64
kernel-preempt-debugsource
kernel-preempt
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-preempt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-preempt
kernel-preempt-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-preempt
kernel-preempt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-devel
dlm-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-preempt
ocfs2-kmp-preempt
reiserfs-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-optional
kselftests-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
dtb-broadcom
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-rockchip
dtb-qcom
dtb-apm
dtb-altera
dtb-cavium
dtb-arm
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-zte
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-amd
dtb-exynos
dtb-nvidia
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-amlogic
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-allwinner
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-mediatek
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-renesas
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-xilinx
dtb-freescale
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra
kernel-syms
kernel-docs-html
kernel-macros
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
dtb-socionext
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-lg
dtb-marvell
dtb-sprd
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-al
kernel-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build
cluster-md-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-source-rt
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 6.0.9
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-preempt - update to 1-150300.7.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-preempt-debuginfo - update to 1-150300.7.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-default - update to 1-150300.7.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_58-debugsource - update to 1-150300.7.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_207-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150300.7.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_167-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_41-debugsource - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_167-default - update to 1-150400.9.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_110-default - update to 1-150500.11.7.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_110-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.7.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_27-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.7.1
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
bpftool - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-debugsource - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-source - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-tools - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-tools-devel - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
perf - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
python2-perf - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-devel - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
python2-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
python3-perf - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-preempt-extra - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
gfs2-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
gfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
cluster-md-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
cluster-md-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
ocfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-preempt-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
reiserfs-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-preempt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dlm-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-preempt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-preempt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-preempt-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dlm-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kselftests-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
ocfs2-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
reiserfs-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-preempt-optional - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kselftests-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-qcom - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-apm - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-altera - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-cavium - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-arm - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-zte - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-amd - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-exynos - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-renesas - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-freescale - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-docs - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-syms - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-macros - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-source - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-socionext - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-lg - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-marvell - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-sprd - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
dtb-al - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1
kernel-default-base - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1.150300.18.124.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.207.1.150300.18.124.1
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150300.211.1, 5.14.21-150400.15.121.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150300.211.1, 5.14.21-150400.15.121.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150300.211.1, 5.14.21-150400.15.121.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150300.211.1, 5.14.21-150400.15.121.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ede1a988299e95d54bd89551fd635980572e920
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/219446396786330937bcd382a7bc4ccd767383bc
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38c9fa2cc6bf4b6e1a74057aef8b5cffd23d3264
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57b962e627ec0ae53d4d16d7bd1033e27e67677a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1e12180321f416d83444f2cdc9259e0f5093d35
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9b5a4566d5bc71cc901be50d1fa24da00613120
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.9

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