SB2025050273 - Memory leak in Linux kernel net driver
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050273
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-2022-49817)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the mhi_net_dellink() function in drivers/net/mhi_net.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/25a270343b0f16e1f6e65f541a15975a35e238ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88da008e5e2f9753726ea5a51ef2eb144e9de927
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7c125bd79f50ec6094761090be81d02726ec6f4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.80
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1