SB20250226131 - Memory leak in Linux kernel net phy driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226131
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-2022-49619)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the sfp_probe() function in drivers/net/phy/sfp.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/0a18d802d65cf662644fd1d369c86d84a5630652
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1545bc727625ea6e8decd717e5d1e8cc704ccf8f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/204543581a2f26bb3b997a304c0bd06926ba7f15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67dc32542a1fb7790d0853cf4a5cf859ac6a2002
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ec5a97f327a89031fce6cfc3e95543c53936638
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ede990cfc42775bd0141e21f37ee365dcaeeb50f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f22ddc8a5278d7fb6369a0aeb0d8775a0aefaaee
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.13