SB2022120130 - Denial of service in Linux kernel BPF
Published: December 1, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022120130
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-2022-3543)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a DoS attack.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the unix_sock_destructor/unix_release_sock() function in net/unix/af_unix.c. A local user can force the system to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.