SB20250620200 - Resource management error in Linux kernel
Published: June 20, 2025 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250620200
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50014)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the follow_devmap_pmd(), can_follow_write_pmd() and follow_trans_huge_pmd() functions in mm/huge_memory.c, within the follow_pfn_pte() and faultin_page() functions in mm/gup.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.