SB2025050244 - Memory leak in Linux kernel input serio driver
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050244
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-2022-49777)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the i8042_probe() and i8042_remove() functions in drivers/input/serio/i8042.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/3f25add5ecf88de0f8ff2b27b6c0731a1f1b38ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f348b60c79671eee33c1389efe89109c93047da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81cd7e8489278d28794e7b272950c3e00c344e44
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81df118e79b2136b5c016394f67a051dc508b7b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a32cd7feb0127bf629a82686b6e2c128139a86e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5f7f6e63fed9c2ed09725d90059a28907e197e3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.80