SB20250226134 - Memory leak in Linux kernel integrity ima
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226134
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-2022-49627)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the crypto_free_shash() function in security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.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/067d2521874135267e681c19d42761c601d503d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/601ae26aa2802a4c10c94d7388a99eabdbefab2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/830de9667b3ada0a75a3f098dfc7159709fe397b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1d9702ceb4a091da6bee380627596d1fba09274
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.132