SB20250502103 - Memory leak in Linux kernel iio trigger driver
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250502103
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-2022-49793)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the iio_sysfs_trigger_remove() function in drivers/iio/trigger/iio-trig-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/0dd52e141afde089304de470148d311b05c14564
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c4e65285bdea23fd36d2ff376006ac64db6f42e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a39382aa5411d64b25a71516c2c7480aab13bb7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/656f670613662b6cc77aad14112db2803ad18fa8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dddf2699da296c84205582aaead6b43dd7e8c4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b47bb521961f027b4dcf8683337a7a1ba9e5ea1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efa17e90e1711bdb084e3954fa44afb6647331c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f68c96821b61d2c71a35dbb8bf90c347fad624d9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.334