SB2025061861 - Memory leak in Linux kernel mtd maps driver
Published: June 18, 2025 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025061861
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-2022-50160)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ap_flash_init() function in drivers/mtd/maps/physmap-versatile.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/77087a04c8fd554134bddcb8a9ff87b21f357926
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80b1465b2ae81ebb59bbe62bcb7a7f7d4e9ece6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/941ef6997f9db704fe4fd62fc01e420fdd5048b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/995fb2874bb5696357846a91e59181c600e6aac8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a74322d4b897ddc268b340c4a397f6066c2f945d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/babd7b0124650ab71a6487e38588b8659b3aa2dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d10855876a6f47add6ff621cef25cc0171dac162
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5730780e9ea84e5476752a47c749036c6a74af5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.61