SB20240717103 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel events
Published: July 17, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240717103
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) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48799)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the DEFINE_PER_CPU() and perf_cgroup_switch() functions in kernel/events/core.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/5d76ed4223403f90421782adb2f20a9ecbc93186
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30d9f3cbe47e1018ddc8069ac5b5c9e66fbdf727
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2ed7b29d0673ba361546e2d87dbbed149456c45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6b5d51976fcefef5732da3e3feb3ccff680f7c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7969fe91c9830e045901970e9d755b7505881d4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2142bc1469a316fddd10012d76428f7265258f81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f4e5ce638e6a490b976ade4a40017b40abb2da0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.267
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.230
- 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
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.180