Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49817
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108173
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49817
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the mhi_net_dellink() function in drivers/net/mhi_net.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49817
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.15.80, 6.0.10, 6.1
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25a270343b0f16e1f6e65f541a15975a35e238ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88da008e5e2f9753726ea5a51ef2eb144e9de927
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7c125bd79f50ec6094761090be81d02726ec6f4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.80
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1