SB20250226100 - Memory leak in Linux kernel arm mach-versatile
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226100
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-2022-49457)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the dcscb_init() function in arch/arm/mach-versatile/dcscb.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/23b44f9c649bbef10b45fa33080cd8b4166800ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d7b23db35254b7d46e852967090c64cdccf24da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c6006faed9aba5144b33176d061031a9be66954
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83c329b980bddbc8c6a3d287d91f2103a4d4a860
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0fc05cd17617e63fc13ad0c01f3f0afd890d8ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbdfb7d4f036118d36415a2575efa6f5246505ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d146e2a9864ade19914494de3fb520390b415d58
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6de7b181c29cd4578ec139aafb5eac062abbe1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcd1999ba97445a12cc394f5f42ffd9116bf0185
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.198