#VU94409 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48774
Published: July 17, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94409
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-2022-48774
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 pt_core_init() function in drivers/dma/ptdma/ptdma-dev.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/3e41445287afa3cf6d572778e5aab31d25e60a8d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7de1e4820c5a42441ff7276174c8c0e63575c1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c62fd3406e0b2277c76a6984d3979c7f3f1d129
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.25
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17