SB2025050284 - Memory leak in Linux kernel target loopback driver
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050284
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-2022-49780)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the tcm_loop_setup_hba_bus() function in drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.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/28f7ff5e7559d226e63c7c5de74eb075a83d8c53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41a6b8b527a5957fab41c3c05e25ad125268e2e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75205f1b47a88c3fac4f30bd7567e89b2887c7fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a636772988bafab89278e7bb3420d8e8eacfe912
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc68e428d4963af0201e92159629ab96948f0893
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dce0589a3faec9e2e543e97bca7e62592ec85585
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.10