SB2025022685 - Memory leak in Linux kernel tty driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025022685
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-2022-49399)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the goldfish_tty_probe() and goldfish_tty_remove() functions in drivers/tty/goldfish.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/241fcb79dd1df276d80b19f5f6acc9eaaaa63309
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/326192b99c903a2193d820c30ed936cc2402382c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45f6ce70abfb7ccf9d787781cbc4c03294a775a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4639d1b992de8f37d66f698056875c274efcd45f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/507b05063d1b7a1fcb9f7d7c47586fc4f3508f98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ae3d073f7db5578ae1907544f0c15947e9678e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da64f419d7f78272bfe40dde1262602d4ff6b32c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee6c33b29e624f515202a31bf6ef0437f26a1867
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.122