CVE-2022-48963 net: wwan: iosm: fix memory leak in ipc_mux_init()

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A memory leak in the Linux kernel WWAN driver can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-48963?

CVE-2022-48963 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: wwan: iosm: fix memory leak in ipc_mux_init()

When failed to alloc ipc_mux->ul_adb.pp_qlt in ipc_mux_init(), ipc_mux is not released.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48963?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-48963?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-48963 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48963 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48963, GHSA-h37w-2wjf-qw6j, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48963.

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