#VU104281 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49439
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104281
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:U/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49439
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 fsl_rio_setup() function in arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_rio.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/46fd994763cf6884b88a2da712af918f3ed54d7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51e25fbf20c9152d84a34b7afac15a41fe5c9116
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5607a77a365df8c0fd5ff43ac424812b95775527
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b8aa2ba38c010f47c965dd9bb5a8561813ed649
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b668a59ddfb32727e39b06fdf52b28e58c684e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcb6c4c5eb4836a21411dfe8247bf9951eb6e7c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c70dd353d37158e06bf8d450d4b31a7091609924
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcee96924ba1596ca80a6770b2567ca546f9a482
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.283
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.247
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.121
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.46
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.198