SB2025022671 - Memory leak in Linux kernel netfilter
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025022671
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-2022-49358)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the nft_commit_release() and nf_tables_commit() functions in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.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/330c0c6cd2150a2d7f47af16aa590078b0d2f736
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b8d63489c3b701eb2a76f848ec94d8cbc9373b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80de9ea1f5b808a6601e91111fae601df2b26369
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dd732e0bdf538b1b76dc7c157e2b5e560ff30d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab9f34a30c23f656e76f4c5b83125a4e7b53c86e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e33d9bd563e71f6c6528b96008d65524a459c4dc
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.47