SB2025050236 - Memory leak in Linux kernel i2c busses driver
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050236
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-2022-49900)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the piix4_probe() function in drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-piix4.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/569bea74c94d37785682b11bab76f557520477cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfd5e62f9a7ee214661cb6f143a3b40ccc63317f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d78ccdce662e88f41e87e90cf2bee63c1715d2a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe51636fffc8108c7c4da6aa393010e786530ad9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.8