Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48776
Published: July 17, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94491
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-2022-48776
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 parse_qcomsmem_cleanup() function in drivers/mtd/parsers/qcomsmempart.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-48776
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eb5185896a68373714dc7d0009111744adc3345
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b37889f9a151d26a3fb0d3870f6e1046dee2e24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dd8ba961b9356c4113b96541c752c73d98fef70
- 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