SB2025022657 - Memory leak in Linux kernel netfilter
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025022657
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-2022-49293)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the nft_do_chain() function in net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.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/06f0ff82c70241a766a811ae1acf07d6e2734dcb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c74374c2e88c7b7992bf808d9f9391f7452f9d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c905f6740a365464e91467aa50916555b28213d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d28522acd1c4415c85f6b33463713a268f68965
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64f24c76dd0ce53d0fa3a0bfb9aeea507c769485
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88791b79a1eb2ba94e95d039243e28433583a67b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3cc32863b175168283cb0a5fde08de6a1e27df9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd03640529204ef4b8189fbdea08217d8d98271f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fafb904156fbb8f1dd34970cd5223e00b47c33be
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.32