SB2025061930 - Memory leak in Linux kernel ath wil6210 driver
Published: June 19, 2025 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025061930
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-2022-50169)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the wil_write_file_wmi() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/debugfs.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/05ceda14ef7c73104e709c414c3680d8a59f51d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/074e865b37da55aa87baa16d68b96896f85f8adb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4615458db7793fadc6d546ac3564b36819e77a22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60c9983425167ec5073c628d83a6875760d18059
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67470920cd3f3cb38699b1ad23234f96bead4d21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/789edc1af9c1a2293956e8534bfef3d18d629de9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a4836560a6198d245d5732e26f94898b12eb760
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1216e699a1ce83ea005510844bd7508d34c6cef
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.291