SB20241022252 - Resource management error in Linux kernel unix
Published: October 22, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20241022252
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-2022-48970)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the sk_diag_show_rqlen(), sk_diag_fill(), sk_diag_dump() and unix_diag_dump() functions in net/unix/diag.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/c66d78aee55dab72c92020ebfbebc464d4f5dd2a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/575a6266f63dbb3b8eb1da03671451f0d81b8034
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c014eb0ed6c8c57f483e94cc6e90f34ce426d91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c1d6f79a2c7b8221dcec27defc6dc461052ead4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3abe42e94900bdd045c472f9c9be620ba5ce553
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.159
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.83
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.227
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1