SB2025050291 - Memory leak in Linux kernel marvell prestera driver
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050291
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-2022-49857)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the prestera_rxtx_switch_init() function in drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/prestera/prestera_rxtx.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/31e5084ac6876e52dbb0a1cc4fc18b6c79979f31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/409731df6310a33f4d0a3ef594d2410cdcd637f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/519b58bbfa825f042fcf80261cc18e1e35f85ffd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5333cf1b7f6861912aff6263978d4781f9858e47
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.155