SB2025061906 - Memory leak in Linux kernel soc codecs
Published: June 19, 2025 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025061906
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-2022-50125)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the cros_ec_codec_platform_probe() function in sound/soc/codecs/cros_ec_codec.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/0a034d93ee929a9ea89f3fa5f1d8492435b9ee6e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1065c385325845c88350c765cc6e449f46741984
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3e64b5562c077218295f2230fb5cf181193cb06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bae95c5aee1f67da6608ceaebfb744d900e5ffbf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca6c9244e6c9827a0b2fe8808c5e7b1ee8ab7104
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.2