Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-1651 - Memory Leak vulnerability in Linux Kernel
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
HIGH Summary
A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel in acrn_dev_ioctl in the drivers/virt/acrn/hsm.c function in how the ACRN Device Model emulates virtual NICs in VM. This flaw allows a local privileged attacker to leak unauthorized kernel information, causing a denial of service.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ecd1735f14d6ac868ae5d8b7a2bf193fa11f388b
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ecd1735f14d6ac868ae5d8b7a2bf193fa11f388b
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220901-0008/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220901-0008/