SB2025050403 - Memory leak in Linux kernel octeontx2 nic driver
Published: May 4, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050403
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-2023-53069)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the otx2_ptp_destroy() and otx2vf_remove() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.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/813b590840771890c738ce6dbfd0c5938a1bafb9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/840631bcf21f58c0a3f01378a54d79e9ce86b226
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90874b76e5f82eaa3309714d72ff2cd8bb8d1b02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f038f3917baf04835ba2b7bcf2a04ac93fbf8a9c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.105
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.22
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3