#VU108339 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49916
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108339
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-2022-49916
CWE-ID: CWE-908
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 use of uninitialized resource within the rose_transmit_clear_request() function in net/rose/rose_link.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/01b9c68c121847d05a4ccef68244dadf82bfa331
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e2129c67daca21043a26575108f6286c85e71f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b46adfbee1e429f33b10a88d6c00fa88f3d6c77
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a601e5eded33bb88b8a42743db8fef3ad41dd97e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b13be5e852b03f376058027e462fad4230240891
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbc03d74e641e824754443b908454ca9e203773e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e97c089d7a49f67027395ddf70bf327eeac2611e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f06186e5271b980bac03f5c97276ed0146ddc9b0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.154