SB20241022232 - Infinite loop in Linux kernel ethernet ni driver
Published: October 22, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20241022232
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49019)
CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the nixge_hw_dma_bd_release() function in drivers/net/ethernet/ni/nixge.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/910c0264b64ef2dad8887714a7c56c93e39a0ed3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45752af0247589e6d3dede577415bfe117b4392c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c584d6d9cfb935dce8fc81a4c26debac0a3049b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80e82f7b440b65cf131dce10f487dc73a7046e6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9256db4e45e8b497b0e993cc3ed4ad08eb2389b6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.158
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.82
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.226
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1