SB20250226118 - Memory leak in Linux kernel pci cx25821 driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226118
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-2022-49525)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the cx25821_finidev() function in drivers/media/pci/cx25821/cx25821-core.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/005fd553f5f10fe8618d92f94ad10f9051eac331
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f0fc1dfb5fdd456657519a97fab83691b96c6a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2203436a4d24302871617373a7eb21bc17e38762
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/222292930c8ecc3516e03ec1f9fa8448be7ff496
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/258639bc55a586ee6df92d89786ccf1c71546d70
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f94169affa33c9db4a439d88f09cb2ed3a33332
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d6295b6d986476232332fffd08575b185f90d81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5beb85ff7d005ddb7bf604a4f2dc76f01b84b318
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d92291698e5cc35a2b8a1106a01ddd7d60ade2d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.14