SB2025091674 - Memory leak in Linux kernel pnp driver
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025091674
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-2022-50278)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the pnp_alloc_dev() function in drivers/pnp/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/110d7b0325c55ff3620073ba4201845f59e22ebf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f50c7497a5f89de0c31f2edf086af41ff834320
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/290dd73b943c95c006df973257076ff163adf4d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/693a0c13c1f0c0fcaa1e38cb806cc0789bd415aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81b024df4755e6bb6993b786584eca6eabbb9791
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbcf772216aa237036cc3ae3158288d0a95aaf4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c12b314bb23dc0c83e03402cc84574700947e3b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dac87e295cddc8ab316cff14ab2071b5221d84fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea77b4b761cd75e5456f677311babfa0418f289a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.337