CVE-2022-48963 net: wwan: iosm: fix memory leak in ipc_mux_init()
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48963, GHSA-h37w-2wjf-qw6j, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48963.