SB2025022669 - Memory leak in Linux kernel ethernet altera driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025022669
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-2022-49351)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the altera_tse_mdio_create() function in drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.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/11ec18b1d8d92b9df307d31950dcba0b3dd7283c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fd12298a0e0ca23478c715e672ee64c85670584
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f850fe0a32c3f1e19b76996a3b1ca32637a14de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cd0e22fa11f4a21a8c09cc258f20b1474c95801
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/803b217f1fb49a2dbb2123acdb45111b9c48b8be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8174acbef87b8dd8bf3731eba2a5af1ac857e239
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96bf5ed057df2d157274d4e2079002f9a9404bb8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a013fa884d8738ad8455aa1a843b8c9d80c6c833
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e31d9ba169860687dba19bdc8fccbfd34077f655
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.47