SB2025022675 - Memory leak in Linux kernel firmware driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025022675
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-2022-49370)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the dmi_sysfs_register_handle() function in drivers/firmware/dmi-sysfs.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/3ba359ebe914ac3f8c6c832b28007c14c39d3766
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/660ba678f9998aca6db74f2dd912fa5124f0fa31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/985706bd3bbeffc8737bc05965ca8d24837bc7db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a724634b2a49f6ff0177a9e19a5a92fc1545e1b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9bfb37d6ba7c376b0d53337a4c5f5ff324bd725
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c66cc3c62870a27ea8f060a7e4c1ad8d26dd3f0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec752973aa721ee281d5441e497364637c626c7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed38d04342dfbe9e5aca745c8b5eb4188a74f0ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdffa4ad8f6bf1ece877edfb807f2b2c729d8578
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.47