SB20250226165 - Memory leak in Linux kernel irqchip driver



SB20250226165 - Memory leak in Linux kernel irqchip driver

Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB20250226165
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49714)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the map_interrupts() function in drivers/irqchip/irq-realtek-rtl.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.