#VU104910 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49157
Published: February 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104910
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-2022-49157
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 qla27xx_fwdt_entry_t266() function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_tmpl.c, within the qla2xxx_pci_error_detected() and qla2xxx_pci_mmio_enabled() functions in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.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/5ef6319f9882699613d5182fbd7929b017e8c5ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c125fd5ad035777f7b471553f7ddda76e8e7136
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7994dff9071555a959a168f9184dd9abae68a6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e35920ab7874d5e2faeb4f958a74bfa793f1ce5a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.33
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18