SB20250226718 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel stmicro stmmac driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226718
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) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49642)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the tegra_eqos_init() function in drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-dwc-qos-eth.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/029c1c2059e9c4b38f97a06204cdecd10cfbeb8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2968830c9b47ce093237483c6207c61065712386
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cc8edc571b871d974b3289868553f9ce544aba6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfa4caf3e881ad6dd366c903c34f1c7f21b857ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5c315a787652c35045044877a249f7d5c8a4104
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.56