SB20251001161 - Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel acpi acpica driver
Published: October 1, 2025 Updated: October 27, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20251001161
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 resource shutdown or release (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50423)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to failure to properly release resources within the acpi_ut_copy_ipackage_to_ipackage() function in drivers/acpi/acpica/utcopy.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/01f2c2052ea50fb9a8ce12e4e83aed0267934ef0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02617006b5a46f2ea55ac61f5693c7afd7bf9276
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02f237423c9c6a18e062de2d474f85d5659e4eb9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/133462d35dae95edb944af86b986d4c9dec59bd1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/470188b09e92d83c5a997f25f0e8fb8cd2bc3469
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fde666278f91b85d71545a0ebbf41d8d7af8074
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9125b643fc51b8e662f2f614096ceb45a0adbc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfdde4d5138bc023897033a5ac653a84e94805be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f51b2235e4f320edc839c3e5cb0d1f8a6e8657c6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16