SB20250619117 - Memory leak in Linux kernel nfs
Published: June 19, 2025 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250619117
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-2022-50006)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the __nfs42_ssc_open() function in fs/nfs/nfs4file.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/5626f95356111602ad26fc05445a4d1f818a0992
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e49ea099850feadcbf33c74b4f514a3e8049b91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2a47f6903e270c308c40ad4a23c17b30a54373c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcfc8be1e9cf2f12b50dce8b579b3ae54443a014
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.140
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.64
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0