CVE-2022-49539 addresses a memory leak vulnerability (CWE-401) in the rtw89 driver of the Linux kernel, specifically impacting the address and BSSID CAM during System Error Recovery (SER) L2 reset processes. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H), this flaw could lead to a denial of service due to excessive memory consumption. The vulnerability requires local access and low privileges to exploit, but does not impact confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.16, < 5.18.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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