SB20250226190 - Memory leak in Linux kernel scsi pm8001 driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226190
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-2022-49119)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the pm8001_chip_fw_flash_update_req() function in drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.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/a25ed5f21f94f9ae4bcc8dd747e978668890c921
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d83574666bac4b1462e90df393fbed6c5f57d1a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5ecdb01952f230921aa8163d8d7f4c97c925ed8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f792a3629f4c4aa4c3703d66b43ce1edcc3ec09a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe5b8ea5583b5c3f6f68e06acba50387edf3b5d5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.20