Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48690
Published: June 10, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91642
CSH Severity: 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-2022-48690
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 ice_qp_dis(), ice_xsk_pool_enable() and ice_xsk_pool_setup() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_xsk.c, within the ice_xdp_setup_prog() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c, within the ice_alloc_rx_buf_zc() and ice_vsi_cfg_rxq() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_base.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.