#VU96444 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48931
Published: August 22, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96444
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-2022-48931
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the DECLARE_RWSEM(), configfs_register_subsystem() and configfs_unregister_subsystem() functions in fs/configfs/dir.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/40805099af11f68c5ca7dbcfacf455da8f99f622
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1654de19d42f513b6cfe955cc77e7f427e05a77
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a37024f7757c25550accdebf49e497ad6ae239fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7e2b91fcb5c78c414e33dc8d50642e307ca0c5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7ab53d3c27dfe83bb594456b9f38a37796ec39b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7a66dd2687758718eddd79b542a95cf3aa488cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3aadfd46858b1f64d4d6a0654b863e21aabff975
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84ec758fb2daa236026506868c8796b0500c047d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.269
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.232
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.304
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.103
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.26
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.182