SB20241022309 - Improper locking in Linux kernel
Published: October 22, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20241022309
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) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48988)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the memcg_write_event_control() function in mm/memcontrol.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/b77600e26fd48727a95ffd50ba1e937efb548125
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1ae97624ecf400ea56c238bff23e5cd139df0b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35963b31821920908e397146502066f6b032c917
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1f7f36cf682fa59db15e2089039a2eeb58ff2ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aad8bbd17a1d586005feb9226c2e9cfce1432e13
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ed074317b835caa6c03bcfa8f133365324673dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a7ba45b1a435e7097ca0f79a847d0949d0eb088
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.302
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.269
- 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