Linux Kernel DMA Subsystem swiotlb.c DMA_FROM_DEVICE memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel and classified as problematic. The impacted element is the function DMA_FROM_DEVICE of the file swiotlb.c of the component DMA Subsystem. The manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-0854. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel (Operating System) (the affected version unknown). This issue affects the function DMA_FROM_DEVICE of the file swiotlb.c of the component DMA Subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 03/24/2022. The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-0854 since 03/04/2022. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Patch: git.kernel.org

Timelineinfo

03/04/2022 🔍
03/24/2022 +20 days 🔍
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03/25/2022 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-0854 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-0854
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195653

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2022 08:24
Updated: 03/25/2022 10:54
Changes: 03/24/2022 08:24 (41), 03/25/2022 10:48 (1), 03/25/2022 10:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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