SB2025061939 - Memory leak in Linux kernel cell spufs
Published: June 19, 2025 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025061939
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-2022-50105)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the spufs_init_isolated_loader() function in arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.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/0aa5de2547b7ccf0a31bc740d12f829fae243112
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14329d29a048dc35aac2374fb3d588d8190095a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4288eb035ba4ddb53245e9365c919bb51ac00c2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43584490ee6c8a104797444af6bf89d0dafe95c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69e9fa07b229badab808980e984a9fe824116f00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ac059dacffa8ab2f7798f20e4bd3333890c541c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85aff6a9b7b7ec4e5c319f7946c9864c8d5e3d4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0cb99948c5f6d8fe56f6e69b8dd0a05ee5f9cec
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.256