Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49917
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108370
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-2022-49917
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the ip_vs_app_net_init() function in net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_app.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49917
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06d7596d18725f1a93cf817662d36050e5afb989
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c8d81bdb2684d53d6cedad7410ba4cf9090e343
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5663ed63adb9619c98ab7479aa4606fa9b7a548c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8457a00c981fe1a799ce34123908856b0f5973b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97f872b00937f2689bff2dab4ad9ed259482840f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adc76740ccd52e4a1d910767cd1223e134a7078b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.265