SB20240620168 - Memory leak in Linux kernel spi driver
Published: June 20, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240620168
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-2022-48723)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the uniphier_spi_probe() function in drivers/spi/spi-uniphier.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/e895e067d73e154b1ebc84a124e00831e311d9b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd00b4f8f768d81c3788a8ac88fdb3d745e55ea3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/447c3d4046d7b54052d07d8b27e15e6edea5662c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37c2c83ca4f1ef4b6908181ac98e18360af89b42
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.99
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.22
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17