CVE-2022-49210
26.02.2025, 07:00
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
MIPS: pgalloc: fix memory leak caused by pgd_free()
pgd page is freed by generic implementation pgd_free() since commit
f9cb654cb550 ("asm-generic: pgalloc: provide generic pgd_free()"),
however, there are scenarios that the system uses more than one page as
the pgd table, in such cases the generic implementation pgd_free() won't
be applicable anymore. For example, when PAGE_SIZE_4KB is enabled and
MIPS_VA_BITS_48 is not enabled in a 64bit system, the macro "PGD_ORDER"
will be set as "1", which will cause allocating two pages as the pgd
table. Well, at the same time, the generic implementation pgd_free()
just free one pgd page, which will result in the memory leak.
The memory leak can be easily detected by executing shell command:
"while true; do ls > /dev/null; grep MemFree /proc/meminfo; done"Enginsight| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.9 ≤ 𝑥 < 5.10.110 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.11 ≤ 𝑥 < 5.15.33 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.16 ≤ 𝑥 < 5.16.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.17 ≤ 𝑥 < 5.17.2 |
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian Releases
Common Weakness Enumeration
References