#VU104234 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49253
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104234
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:U/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49253
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 s2250_probe() and i2c_unregister_device() functions in drivers/media/usb/go7007/s2250-board.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/14cd5a8e61c654828a1f1056d56f0b0a524d2c69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44973633b0064c46083833b55dd0a45e6235f8ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67e4550ecd6164bfbdff54c169e5bbf9ccfaf14d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/895364fa97e60749855f789bc4568883fc7a8b39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/948ad5e5624487079c24cb5c81c74ddd02832440
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a97130cd5b0c00eec169b10a16d922b9ea67324a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5470f3efa530b10296257bb578ce4b1769e9a04
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7dd177225355da55f8d80d8e568928e0eec3608
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbdd0e15738336e6b1208304ae98525117877bbd
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.311