SB20250226207 - Memory leak in Linux kernel
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226207
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-2022-49190)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the DEFINE_RWLOCK() and __initcall() functions in kernel/resource.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/0cbcc92917c5de80f15c24d033566539ad696892
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9e88c2618d228d7a4e7e515cf30dc0d0d813f27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab86020070999e758ce2e60c4348f20bf7ddba56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7faa04a44a0c37ac3d222fa8e0bdcbfcee9c0c8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.19