SB20240531366 - Memory leak in Linux kernel platforms pseries
Published: May 31, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240531366
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-2022-48669)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_platform_attributes.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/a3f22feb2220a945d1c3282e34199e8bcdc5afc4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1699fb915b9f61794d559b55114c09a390aaf234
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f7d39fe3d80d6143404940b2413010cf6527029
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0647c3e81eff62b66d46fd4e475318cb8cb3610
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cda9c0d556283e2d4adaa9960b2dc19b16156bae
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.83
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.23
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.2