SB2025061914 - Memory leak in Linux kernel 9p
Published: June 19, 2025 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025061914
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-2022-50114)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the p9_read_work() function in net/9p/trans_fd.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/34b9a188557c1d5a50e07cf228d054101aee0af3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ac7573e1f9333073fa8d303acc941c9b7ab7f61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/622f2a467bdfbce73fd43ea74b5f0fd2caaa8c5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8324649b0035cbb30ebc3ca901540cb392e89041
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.61