SB20250226185 - Memory leak in Linux kernel ceph
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226185
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-2022-49109)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ceph_get_snapdir() function in fs/ceph/inode.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/322794d3355c33adcc4feace0045d85a8e4ed813
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae7163598c611a8892698e0c056fe794e52b44b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cd21981dedfb4fe9f344529e4be35727cb10940
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2d9bb3f06abddefdfa740b0a604575b6797e1bf
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.3