SB2024071713 - Memory leak in Linux kernel ethernet xilinx driver
Published: July 17, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024071713
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) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48860)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the xemaclite_of_probe() function in drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.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/669172ce976608b25a2f76f3c65d47f042d125c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7220f8e9d6c6b9594ddfb3125dad938cd478b1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8609e29611befc4bfbe7a91bb50fc65ae72ff549
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ee065a7a9b6a3976c16340503677efc4d8351f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/979b418b96e35f07136f77962ccfaa54cf3e30e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e7c402892e189a7bc152b125e72261154aa585d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1852854ee349881efb78ccdbbb237838975902e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b19ab4b38b06aae12442b2de95ccf58b5dc53584
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.272
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.235
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.307
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.106
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.29
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.185