SB2025050272 - Memory leak in Linux kernel xen driver
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050272
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-2022-49816)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the register_pcpu() function in drivers/xen/pcpu.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/0199bf0a8f74509736744c9e36f4473a5892a09d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6209a85079a035b5c2279b15b197531156b549fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ed540bcee2e24479524b9705cc7462b2652f944
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb9924a6edd9d4a9ef83a5f337af60f8a7a68f98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c08c13cb13fa3866dd0700db3b246fcd2043ab81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccb22c876e8e7f62377e749c971907efe65d34c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da36a2a76b01b210ffaa55cdc2c99bc8783697c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e948f3c129d78537ded70bcc99c31f0b45f05dd7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.10