Linux Kernel up to 5.16.19/5.17.2 mediatek memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.16.19/5.17.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component mediatek. The manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-49108. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.16.19/5.17.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component mediatek. 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: mediatek: Fix memory leaks on probe Handle the error branches to free memory where required. Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1491825 ("Resource leak")

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-49108 since 02/26/2025. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 5.16.20 or 5.17.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch c6a0b413398588fc2d8b174a79ea715b66413fca/7a688c91d3fd54c53e7a9edd6052cdae98dd99d8 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 5.16.20/5.17.3
Patch: c6a0b413398588fc2d8b174a79ea715b66413fca/7a688c91d3fd54c53e7a9edd6052cdae98dd99d8

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02/26/2025 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-49108 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-49108
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-297359

Entryinfo

Created: 02/26/2025 11:20
Changes: 02/26/2025 11:20 (58)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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