SB2025050233 - Memory leak in Linux kernel wireless
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050233
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-2022-49881)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the regdb_fw_cb() and query_regdb_file() functions in net/wireless/reg.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/0ede1a988299e95d54bd89551fd635980572e920
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/219446396786330937bcd382a7bc4ccd767383bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38c9fa2cc6bf4b6e1a74057aef8b5cffd23d3264
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57b962e627ec0ae53d4d16d7bd1033e27e67677a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1e12180321f416d83444f2cdc9259e0f5093d35
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9b5a4566d5bc71cc901be50d1fa24da00613120
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.9