Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48961
Published: October 22, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99164
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-2022-48961
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the mdio_device_free() and EXPORT_SYMBOL() functions in drivers/net/phy/mdio_device.c, within the of_mdiobus_register_device() function in drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-48961
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16854177745a5648f8ec322353b432e18460f43a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5c6de1a6656b8cc6bce7cb3d9874dd7df4968c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb37617687f2bfa5b675df7779f869147c9002bd
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.83
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1