SB20250226731 - Resource management error in Linux kernel events intel
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226731
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-2022-49565)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the wrmsr(), lbr_from_signext_quirk_needed(), intel_pmu_lbr_init_hsw() and intel_pmu_lbr_init() functions in arch/x86/events/intel/lbr.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.