#VU108188 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49927
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108188
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-2022-49927
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 nfs40_init_client() function in fs/nfs/nfs4client.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/24641993a7dce6b1628645f4e1d97ca06c9f765d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45aea4fbf61e205649c29200726b9f45c1718a67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e8436728e22181c3f12a5dbabd35ed3a8b8c593
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84b5cb476903003ae9ca88f32b57ff0eaefa6d4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86ce0e93cf6fb4d0c447323ac66577c642628b9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/925cb538bd5851154602818dc80bf4b4d924c127
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aae35a0c8a775fa4afa6a4e7dab3f936f1f89bbb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db333ae981fb8843c383aa7dbf62cc682597d401
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.8