SB20250226102 - Memory leak in Linux kernel msm adreno driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226102
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-2022-49462)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the a6xx_gpu_init() function in drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu.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/06907a374f1b74f8f2fb30720dc6df81331e4fb5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48e82ce8cdb19c20a5020fa446b286d6a147450c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65ddbc0d26824e2a5d6154d01d8cf39344900213
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6832e36f156ea35a6ed74bca72727806116effdd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c56de483093d7ad0782327f95dda7da97bc4c315
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edff4c1af831d0c02e654eed9da7d74174de49d5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.46