SB20250226192 - Memory leak in Linux kernel scsi pm8001 driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226192
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-2022-49121)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the pm80xx_chip_phy_ctl_req() function in drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c, within the pm8001_exec_internal_task_abort() function in drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c, within the pm8001_chip_reg_dev_req(), pm8001_chip_fw_flash_update_req() and pm8001_chip_set_dev_state_req() functions 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/43c617eefab7077d69f5989ad3e2a273da1d728b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c8f04b1905cd4b776d0b720463c091545478ef7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cc72bcc1c096ed42c91646f130d4b4191580a4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0bb65eadbf942024226241d9d99fed17168940b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdc74815f1c39905054b7d47399e0260b201b14d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.20