SB2024082248 - Resource management error in Linux kernel configfs
Published: August 22, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024082248
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-2022-48931)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the DECLARE_RWSEM(), configfs_register_subsystem() and configfs_unregister_subsystem() functions in fs/configfs/dir.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/40805099af11f68c5ca7dbcfacf455da8f99f622
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1654de19d42f513b6cfe955cc77e7f427e05a77
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a37024f7757c25550accdebf49e497ad6ae239fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7e2b91fcb5c78c414e33dc8d50642e307ca0c5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7ab53d3c27dfe83bb594456b9f38a37796ec39b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7a66dd2687758718eddd79b542a95cf3aa488cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3aadfd46858b1f64d4d6a0654b863e21aabff975
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84ec758fb2daa236026506868c8796b0500c047d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.269
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.232
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.304
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.103
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.26
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.182