SB2025050232 - Memory leak in Linux kernel
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050232
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-2022-49887)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the vdec_probe() function in drivers/staging/media/meson/vdec/vdec.c. A local user can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0457e7b12ece1a7e41fa0ae8b7e47c0a72a83bef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70119756311a0be3b95bec2e1ba714673e90feba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7718999356234d9cc6a11b4641bb773928f1390f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be6e22f54623d8a856a4f167b25be73c2ff1ff80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f96ad391d054bd5c36994f98afd6a12cbb5600bf
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.78