SB2024082145 - Memory leak in Linux kernel intel ixgbe driver
Published: August 21, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024082145
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-2022-48896)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ixgbe_get_first_secondary_devfn() and ixgbe_x550em_a_has_mii() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.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/53cefa802f070d46c0c518f4865be2c749818a18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/112df4cd2b09acd64bcd18f5ef83ba5d07b34bf0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c93422a54cd6a349988f42e1c6bf082cf4ea9d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c49996c6aa03590e4ef5add8772cb6068d99fd59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b93fb4405fcb5112c5739c5349afb52ec7f15c07
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.164
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.89
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.229
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2