SB2022102157 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Linux kernel net bonding driver
Published: October 21, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022102157
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Missing release of memory after effective lifetime (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3624)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.
The vulnerability exists due to missing release of memory after effective lifetime error within the rlb_arp_xmit() function in drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c. A local user can perform service disruption.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.