PT-2022-7472 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3
Published
2022-03-08
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Updated
2024-08-29
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CVE-2022-48860
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to error handling in the
xemaclite of probe function of the Linux kernel's ethernet component. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service. The problem arises from the of parse phandle() function returning a node pointer with an incremented refcount, and calling of node put() is necessary to avoid a refcount leak.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Memory Leak
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Astra Linux
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse