#VU96404 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48905
Published: August 22, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96404
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-2022-48905
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 ibmvnic_reset() function in drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.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/786576c03b313a9ff6585458aa0dfd039d897f51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58b07100c20e95c78b8cb4d6d28ca53eb9ef81f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6acbc8875282d3ca8a73fa93cd7a9b166de5019c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39738a2346b270e8f72f88d8856de2c167bd2899
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c26745e4576cec224092e6cc12e37829333b183
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d0657f39f487d904fca713e0bc39c2707382553
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.233
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.104
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.27
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.183