#VU108146 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49861
Published: May 2, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108146
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-2022-49861
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 mv_xor_v2_remove() function in drivers/dma/mv_xor_v2.c. A local user can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04f2cc56d80a1ac058045a7835c5bfd910f17863
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/081195d17a0c4c636da2b869bd5809d42e8cbb13
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b7ee3d50f32d277bf024b4ddb4de54da43a3025
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d84887327659c58a6637060ac8c50c3a952a163
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20479886b40c0ed4864a5fc8490a1f6b70cccf1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b6641c3a2ba95ddcfecec263b4a5e572a4b0641
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/992e966caf57e00855edbd79f19d911809732a69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1cb72e20a64a3c83f9b4ee993fbf97e4c1d7714