SB2025061858 - Memory leak in Linux kernel memstick core driver
Published: June 18, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025061858
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-2022-50140)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the msb_data_clear() function in drivers/memstick/core/ms_block.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/16e07966638717416abf45393d6a80a5a1034429
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37958980eb4cd71ae594ace093c11b6a91e165e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39be95d1ff7b44c1e969af72ba9da7332dfcc1da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54eb7a55be6779c4d0c25eaf5056498a28595049
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9260a154b3b5e387dbceec7c0ac441470646bc6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/961d7d12080fe70847f944d656e36cd0dd0214ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d8b911fe3c3ed788c66edba7c90e32a4a7a5f53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efd675246aec045507b9425c67b548cc2d782d8f