SB2025022712 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel hisilicon sec2 driver
Published: February 27, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025022712
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) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49260)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the sec_aead_soft_crypto() function in drivers/crypto/hisilicon/sec2/sec_crypto.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/0a2a464f863187f97e96ebc6384c052cafd4a54c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40dba7c26e897c637e91312b35f664f1d4d0073c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c1149e2abe0b7489300736b8277b45b113de67f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef7b10f3cac7810ddcfd976304fd125aca33d144
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.19