#VU94394 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48860
Published: July 17, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94394
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-2022-48860
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 xemaclite_of_probe() function in drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.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/669172ce976608b25a2f76f3c65d47f042d125c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7220f8e9d6c6b9594ddfb3125dad938cd478b1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8609e29611befc4bfbe7a91bb50fc65ae72ff549
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ee065a7a9b6a3976c16340503677efc4d8351f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/979b418b96e35f07136f77962ccfaa54cf3e30e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e7c402892e189a7bc152b125e72261154aa585d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1852854ee349881efb78ccdbbb237838975902e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b19ab4b38b06aae12442b2de95ccf58b5dc53584
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.272
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.235
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.307
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.106
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.29
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.185