SB2025050280 - Memory leak in Linux kernel gpu drm driver
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050280
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-2022-49830)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the drm_dev_init() function in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.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/07e56de8766fe5be67252596244b84ac0ec0de91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd8d1335e6e70a396094ef98913b513140c0b86b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c47a823ea186263ab69cfb665327b7f72cb5e779
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff963634f7b2e0dc011349abb3fb81a0d074f443
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.156
- 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