Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48722
Published: June 20, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92892
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-2022-48722
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 ca8210_async_xmit_complete() function in drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-48722
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1c277b0ed2a13e7de923b5f03bc23586eceb851
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6a44feb2f28d71a7e725f72d09c97c81561cd9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f38d3a6ec11c2733b1c641a46a2a2ecec57be08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78b3f20c17cbcb7645bfa63f2ca0e11b53c09d56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94cd597e20ed4acedb8f15f029d92998b011cb1a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21feb6df3967541931242c427fe0958276af81cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/621b24b09eb61c63f262da0c9c5f0e93348897e5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.265
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.228
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.99
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.22
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.178