SB20250620217 - Input validation error in Linux kernel kernel kprobes
Published: June 20, 2025 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250620217
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) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50096)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the NOKPROBE_SYMBOL() function in arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.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/1cbf3882cb372bbe752efd7c3045ca1c9ab40ac6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/663cdda2716b70751df9c7e60b81bd0850fdfe3c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9c3401f7cac6ae291a16784dadcd1bf116218fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dec8784c9088b131a1523f582c2194cfc8107dc0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edc2ac7c7265b33660fa0190898966b49966b855
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.190