SB20250916215 - Improper locking in Linux kernel mm
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250916215
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) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50285)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the alloc_huge_page() function in mm/hugetlb.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/112a005d1ded04a4b41b6d01833cc0bda90625cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11993652d0b49e27272db0a37aa828d8a3a4b92b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12df140f0bdfae5dcfc81800970dd7f6f632e00c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b35432d324898ec41beb27031d2a1a864a4d40e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e50a07b6a5fcd39df1534d3fdaca4292a65efe6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/568e3812b1778b4c0c229649b59977d88f400ece
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/629c986e19fe9481227c7cdfd9a105bbc104d245
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c828fab903725279aa9dc6ae3d44bb7e4778f92c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.6