SB2025022655 - Memory leak in Linux kernel hwtracing coresight driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025022655
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-2022-49284)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the cscfg_create_device() function in drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-syscfg.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/412225b32986d5b11c3c1ad9234c50a3f5c52c76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a529af1f5a5c096f3e18f0d5a32cfcc3d82df1ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c61e2fc87f24cae4701f352fe9ecd4c5c143106c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfa5dbcdd7aece76f3415284569f2f384aff0253
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.33
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18