SB2025022686 - Memory leak in Linux kernel lib
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025022686
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-2022-49403)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the devm_kasprintf_strarray() function in lib/string_helpers.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/a152eb42fcecfe41239c3c6695342f3a128593e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf29edab0c9ff3d2633b8306a67d04c357e2a385
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd290a9839cee2f6641558877e707bd373c8f6f1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19