CVE-2022-49784 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2022-49784
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

Attack Complexity:
Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
Attack Vector:
Attack Vector Under Analysis
Privileges Required: None
No authentication is required for exploitation.
Scope:
Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
User Interaction: None
No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2022-49784 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Last updated: 🕜 02 May 2025, 13:53 UTC
Originally published on: 🕒 01 May 2025, 15:16 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2022-49784 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-49784: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/x86/amd/uncore: Fix memory leak for events array When a CPU comes online, the per-CPU NB and LLC uncore contexts are freed but not the events array within the context structure. This causes a memory leak as identified by the kmemleak detector. [...] unreferenced object 0xffff8c5944b8e320 (size 32): comm "swapper/0", pid 1, jiffies 4294670387 (age 151.072s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 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: [<000000000759fb79>] amd_uncore_cpu_up_prepare+0xaf/0x230 [<00000000ddc9e126>] cpuhp_invoke_callback+0x2cf/0x470 [<0000000093e727d4>] cpuhp_issue_call+0x14d/0x170 [<0000000045464d54>] __cpuhp_setup_state_cpuslocked+0x11e/0x330 [<0000000069f67cbd>] __cpuhp_setup_state+0x6b/0x110 [<0000000015365e0f>] amd_uncore_init+0x260/0x321 [<00000000089152d2>] do_one_initcall+0x3f/0x1f0 [<000000002d0bd18d>] kernel_init_freeable+0x1ca/0x212 [<0000000030be8dde>] kernel_init+0x11/0x120 [<0000000059709e59>] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 unreferenced object 0xffff8c5944b8dd40 (size 64): comm "swapper/0", pid 1, jiffies 4294670387 (age 151.072s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 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: [<00000000306efe8b>] amd_uncore_cpu_up_prepare+0x183/0x230 [<00000000ddc9e126>] cpuhp_invoke_callback+0x2cf/0x470 [<0000000093e727d4>] cpuhp_issue_call+0x14d/0x170 [<0000000045464d54>] __cpuhp_setup_state_cpuslocked+0x11e/0x330 [<0000000069f67cbd>] __cpuhp_setup_state+0x6b/0x110 [<0000000015365e0f>] amd_uncore_init+0x260/0x321 [<00000000089152d2>] do_one_initcall+0x3f/0x1f0 [<000000002d0bd18d>] kernel_init_freeable+0x1ca/0x212 [<0000000030be8dde>] kernel_init+0x11/0x120 [<0000000059709e59>] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [...] Fix the problem by freeing the events array before freeing the uncore context.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2022-49784

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2022-49784 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2022-49784

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2022-49784.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2022-49784, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2022-49784, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

Confidentiality: None
CVE-2022-49784 does not compromise confidentiality.
Integrity: None
CVE-2022-49784 does not impact data integrity.
Availability: None
CVE-2022-49784 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2022-49784 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

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