SB2025022683 - Memory leak in Linux kernel phy qualcomm driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025022683
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-2022-49396)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the qcom_qmp_reset_control_put() and qcom_qmp_phy_create() functions in drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-qmp.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/2156dc390402043ba5982489c6625adcb0b0975c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d2900f20edfe541f75756a00deeb2ffe7c66bc1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ac21b24af859c097eb4034e93430056068f8f31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c03eb0c8982677b4e17174073a011788891304d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a39d9eccb333b8c07c43ebea1c6dfda122378a0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7b5fbcaac5355e2e695dc0c08a0fcf248250388
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba173a6f8d8dffed64bb13ab23081bdddfb464f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/feb05b10b3ed3ae21b851520a0d0b71685439517
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.14