#VU111472 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49946
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111472
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-2022-49946
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the raspberrypi_discover_clocks() function in drivers/clk/bcm/clk-raspberrypi.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc163555603e4ae9c817675ad80d618a4cdbfa2d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8b04b731d43366824841ebdca4ac715f95e0ea4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcae47b2d23c81603b01f56cf8db63ed64599d34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff0b144d4b0a9fbd6efe4d2c0a4b6c9bae2138d2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.66