SB20250502277 - Resource management error in Linux kernel core
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250502277
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-2022-49872)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the skb_segment() function in net/core/skbuff.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/0a9f56e525ea871d3950b90076912f5c7494f00f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50868de7dc4e7f0fcadd6029f32bf4387c102ee6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5876b7f249a1ecbbcc8e35072c3828d6526d1c3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/598d9e30927b15731e83797fbd700ecf399f42dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65ad047fd83502447269fda8fd26c99077a9af47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e4b7a99a03aefd37ba7bb1f022c8efab5019165
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad25a115f50800c6847e0d841c5c7992a9f7c1b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd5362e58721e4d0d1a37796593bd6e51536ce7a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.267