SB2025050271 - Memory leak in Linux kernel siox driver
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050271
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) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49836)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the siox_device_add() function in drivers/siox/siox-core.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/0a5da069603ecc3d7aa09167450235462adaa295
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d03c2911c529ea4d6ebfec53425f1091e8d402b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e63153db50059fb78b8a8447b132664887d24e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4b5423f88a17a36550ae8c16c46779b1ee42f4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9c31e728843259209fb530c59995e4fe262699f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9fe7ba4ea5b24ffdf8e125f660aca3ba4a147fb
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.225