SB2023032828 - Denial of service in Linux kernel qcom driver
Published: March 28, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023032828
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-2023-22996)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to Linux kernel in drivers/soc/qcom/qcom_aoss.c does not release an of_find_device_by_node reference after use. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.