#VU104329 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49661
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104329
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-2022-49661
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 gs_can_open() and gs_can_close() functions in drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.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/0e60230bc64355c80abe993d1719fdb318094e20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bda24ef95c0311ab93bda00db40486acf30bd0a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/339fa9f80d3b94177a7a459c6d115d3b56007d5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f655b5e13fa4b27e915b6c209ac0da74fd75963
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1d806bc29ff7ffe0e2a023583c8720ed96cb0b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0b8e223998866b3e7b2895927d4e9689b0a80d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d91492638b054f4a359621ef216242be5973ed6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffb6cc6601ec7c8fa963dcf76025df4a02f2cf5c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.11