SB2025022672 - Memory leak in Linux kernel ksmbd
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025022672
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-2022-49366)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the smb_check_perm_dacl() function in fs/ksmbd/smbacl.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/248d71b440aef829f5cc5f6545ca113ef5062900
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9758a6653c27867d810de02b4e5697163dda9883
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf824b95c12a1abacadbc2d069931963221a3414
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d21a580dafc69aa04f46e6099616146a536b0724
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.47
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19