CVE-2022-49148

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: watch_queue: Free the page array when watch_queue is dismantled Commit 7ea1a0124b6d ("watch_queue: Free the alloc bitmap when the watch_queue is torn down") took care of the bitmap, but not the page array. BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff88810d9bc140 (size 32): comm "syz-executor335", pid 3603, jiffies 4294946994 (age 12.840s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 40 a7 40 04 00 ea ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 @.@............. 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: kmalloc_array include/linux/slab.h:621 [inline] kcalloc include/linux/slab.h:652 [inline] watch_queue_set_size+0x12f/0x2e0 kernel/watch_queue.c:251 pipe_ioctl+0x82/0x140 fs/pipe.c:632 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:874 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:860 [inline] __x64_sys_ioctl+0xfc/0x140 fs/ioctl.c:860 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/375cd2536494cfbcdda84ae8b3e35bf19d0250b9	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3963a5d1ff75585bddf0c3a918566a6be09d7520	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4913daecd04addb41bc96a9175a885e1c19862a8	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7169f60110915c8b53bffd43741fa020a75eb87a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b490207017ba237d97b735b2aa66dc241ccd18f5	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2025-02-26 07:00

Updated : 2025-10-01 20:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-49148

Mitre link : CVE-2022-49148

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-49148

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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