CVE-2022-49210

MIPS: pgalloc: fix memory leak caused by pgd_free()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 26, 2025 at 01:55 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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"

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.335.16 ≤ v < 5.16.195.17 ≤ v < 5.17.25.9 ≤ v < 5.10.1105.9 ≤ v < 5.15.335.9 ≤ v < 5.16.195.9 ≤ v < 5.17.25.9 ≤ v < 5.185.9f9cb654cb550b7b87e8608b14fc3eca432429ffe
Vendor states this is fixed in 1bf0d78c8cc3cf615a6e7bf33ada70b73592f0a1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2bc5bab9a763d520937e4f3fe8df51c6a1eceb97 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5a8501d34b261906e4c76ec9da679f2cb4d309ed (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d29cda15cab086d82d692de016f7249545d4b6b4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fa3d44424579972cc7c4fac3d9cf227798ebdfa0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.110 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.33 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.9 (unaffected)

References (5)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bf0d78c8cc3cf615a6e7bf33ada70b73592f0a1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bc5bab9a763d520937e4f3fe8df51c6a1eceb97
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a8501d34b261906e4c76ec9da679f2cb4d309ed
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d29cda15cab086d82d692de016f7249545d4b6b4
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa3d44424579972cc7c4fac3d9cf227798ebdfa0

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-401

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