#VU111412 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49966
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111412
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-2022-49966
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 memory leak within the drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/swsmu/smu11/sienna_cichlid_ppt.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a2d922a5618377cdf8fa476351362733ef55342
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d21584ac6392aa66171b7efd647ecd1a447556b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60d522f317078381ff8a3599fe808f96fc256cd5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a89e753d5a9f3b321f4a3098e2755c5aabcff0af
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.65