SB20250502105 - Memory leak in Linux kernel misc vmw_vmci driver
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250502105
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-2022-49788)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the qp_notify_peer_local() and qp_notify_peer() functions in drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.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/5a275528025ae4bc7e2232866856dfebf84b2fad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62634b43d3c4e1bf62fd540196f7081bf0885c0a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76c50d77b928a33e5290aaa9fdc10e88254ff8c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ccf7229b96fadc3a185d1391f814a604c7ef609
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e2f33c598370bcf828bab4d667d1d38bcd3c57d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5b0d06d9b10f5f43101bd6598b076c347f9295f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7061dd1fef2dfb6458cd521aef27aa66f510d31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f04586c2315cfd03d72ad0395705435e7ed07b1a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.300