#VU94476 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48812
Published: July 17, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94476
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-2022-48812
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the gswip_mdio_rd(), gswip_mdio(), gswip_mdio_mask() and gswip_remove() functions in drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.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/e177d2e85ebcd3008c4b2abc293f4118e04eedef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5652bc50dde7b84e93dfb25479b64b817e377c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2443ba2fe396bdde187a2fdfa6a57375643ae93c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d120dfb5d67edc5bcd1804e167dba2b30809afd
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.101
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.24
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17