Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49852
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108183
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-2022-49852
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 copy_thread() function in arch/riscv/kernel/process.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49852
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/358a68f98304b40b201ba5afe94c20355aa3dc68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6510c78490c490a6636e48b61eeaa6fb65981f4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4601d30f7d989b4f354df899ab85b5f7a750d30
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5c0b3167537793a7cf936fb240366eefd2fc7fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc36c7fa5d9384602529ba3eea8c5daee7be4dbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e56d18a976dda653194218df6d40d8122c775712
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.155