Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-48690 |
CWE-ID | CWE-401 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Linux Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU91642
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48690
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ice_qp_dis(), ice_xsk_pool_enable() and ice_xsk_pool_setup() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_xsk.c, within the ice_xdp_setup_prog() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c, within the ice_alloc_rx_buf_zc() and ice_vsi_cfg_rxq() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_base.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLinux kernel: All versions
External linkshttp://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07f40e9f0ff342eb3e97d5c544783b7cb641689c
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e753eb675f0523207b184558638ee2eed6c9ac2
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.