#VU108171 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49836
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108171
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-2022-49836
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 siox_device_add() function in drivers/siox/siox-core.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/0a5da069603ecc3d7aa09167450235462adaa295
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d03c2911c529ea4d6ebfec53425f1091e8d402b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e63153db50059fb78b8a8447b132664887d24e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4b5423f88a17a36550ae8c16c46779b1ee42f4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9c31e728843259209fb530c59995e4fe262699f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9fe7ba4ea5b24ffdf8e125f660aca3ba4a147fb
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.225