SB20250619111 - Memory leak in Linux kernel mips cavium-octeon
Published: June 19, 2025 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250619111
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-2022-50017)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the octeon2_usb_clocks_start() function in arch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-platform.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/1b49707df679b5510ed06ace7378ddc2aec5c3fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e39037e44d7fa3728686af146f9285ea197097d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7822d994eb9579a1df4cdbc315db090a041e50f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a9f743ceead60ed454c46fbc3085ee9a79cbebb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d1afa0169a84dcd5b79901d792edeb8403684ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a80016c40cc797c7f3e5a705b8e12ae447280335
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af87a469695dc2b2419b2fdff0bf41db5265b325
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c06166a484eece51916dd700a870e53356b7e1bc
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.256