SB2025061901 - Memory leak in Linux kernel hwtracing intel_th driver
Published: June 19, 2025 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025061901
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-2022-50143)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the intel_th_pci_probe() function in drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/pci.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/086c28ab7c5699256aced0049aae9c42f1410313
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/859342220accd0d332864fafbf4e3d2d0492bc3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b5469573a274729bdb04b60a8d71f8d09940a31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8f3b78b1f8e959d06801ae82149f140a75724e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed4d5ecb7d7fd80336afb2f9ac6685651a6aa32f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fae9da7d4c2ccad3792de03e3cac1fe2bfabb73d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.2