SB20240717101 - Resource management error in Linux kernel net dsa driver
Published: July 17, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240717101
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48812)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the gswip_mdio_rd(), gswip_mdio(), gswip_mdio_mask() and gswip_remove() functions in drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e177d2e85ebcd3008c4b2abc293f4118e04eedef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5652bc50dde7b84e93dfb25479b64b817e377c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2443ba2fe396bdde187a2fdfa6a57375643ae93c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d120dfb5d67edc5bcd1804e167dba2b30809afd
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.101
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.24
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17