SB20250226710 - Resource management error in Linux kernel video fbdev driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226710
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49162)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the smtcfb_write() function in drivers/video/fbdev/sm712fb.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/0ec746674296c94137f074309c26d17e644c0498
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1aea36a62f0a0ad67eccc945bac0bd6422ef720f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b36c05f68ba32d0dfb63abc9016d6fe9117829f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f01d09b2bbfbcb47b3eb305560a7f4857a32260
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/809b8cde86320698661eec677222bc5c5df76176
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aeb635b49530b7d19e140949753409f759ba99be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1c28577529cdfad40c8242673285f1e1e4c314e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eae90015d10f0c9a47fc4adccba4cd79dce664e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb791514acf9070225eed46e1ccbb0aa7aae5da5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.311