Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49780
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108182
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-49780
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the tcm_loop_setup_hba_bus() function in drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49780
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28f7ff5e7559d226e63c7c5de74eb075a83d8c53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41a6b8b527a5957fab41c3c05e25ad125268e2e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75205f1b47a88c3fac4f30bd7567e89b2887c7fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a636772988bafab89278e7bb3420d8e8eacfe912
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc68e428d4963af0201e92159629ab96948f0893
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dce0589a3faec9e2e543e97bca7e62592ec85585
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.10