SB2022120123 - Memory leak in Linux kernel mvpp2
Published: December 1, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022120123
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-2022-3535)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the mvpp2_dbgfs_port_init() function in drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_debugfs.c, when a device is probed. A local user can force the system to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.