Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48907
Published: August 22, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96405
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-2022-48907
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 lcd2s_i2c_probe() function in drivers/auxdisplay/lcd2s.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-48907
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d53cd33f4253aa4cf02bf7e670b3c6a99674351
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3585ed5f9b11a6094dd991d76a1541e5d03b986a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/898c0a15425a5bcaa8d44bd436eae5afd2483796
- 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