SB20250226128 - Memory leak in Linux kernel intel iavf driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226128
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-2022-49583)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the iavf_get_rx_buffer() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_txrx.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/2918419c06088f6709ceb543feb01752779ade4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6edb818732fc05fda495f5b3a749bd1cee01398b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9f49e0060301a9bfebeca76739158d0cf91cdf6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6af94324911ef0846af1a5ce5e049ca736db34b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88d59faf4e6f9cc4767664206afdb999b10ec77
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.208