CVE-2022-49784 describes a memory leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel's perf/x86/amd/uncore component. Specifically, when a CPU comes online, the events array within the uncore context structure is not properly freed, leading to memory exhaustion over time. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium) with a vector of AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating that a local attacker with low privileges could cause a denial of service by exhausting system memory. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.0, < 6.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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