SB2025022641 - Memory leak in Linux kernel soc codecs
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025022641
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-2022-49239)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the wcd934x_codec_parse_data() function in sound/soc/codecs/wcd934x.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/1f24716e38220fc9e52e208d20591d2bc9b7f020
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f44eca78cc6d4e1779eb95765ec79e433accab4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9531a631379169d57756b2411178c6238655df88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3793eeb7b94a5eeed6f5c7a44bce403c6681a12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8e89d84ea83c51ba3ba97ff154f7aa679326760
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.2