SB2025022701 - Resource management error in Linux kernel arm64 kernel
Published: February 27, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025022701
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-2022-49721)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the get_ftrace_plt(), ftrace_modify_call() and ftrace_make_nop() functions in arch/arm64/kernel/ftrace.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/a6253579977e4c6f7818eeb05bf2bc65678a7187
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc28fde90937a920f7714ec4408269cac744f796
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db73aa9466338ec821ed2a0b01721fe4d06876b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcecc96ed16f73417de5550f384e348c9d56f279
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.6