SB20250226198 - Memory leak in Linux kernel fs
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226198
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-2022-49144)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the __io_sqe_files_scm() function in fs/io_uring.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/0853bd6885c2f293d88aaa7f7f1702c959b31680
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fa8b228c3f30060b9f4b24bb9aaaf41b0ae83fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b27de7011cb3ba14b047be2cee0ed8278368665b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c86d18f4aa93e0e66cda0e55827cd03eea6bc5f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6d7a517e81accf6ed22d55684baea763d2dbe43
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.19