SB20250619206 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel aquantia atlantic driver
Published: June 19, 2025 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250619206
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) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50066)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the aq_nic_service_timer_cb(), aq_nic_get_regs_count(), aq_nic_get_stats(), aq_nic_set_loopback() and aq_nic_stop() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.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/23bf155476539354ab5c8cc9bb460fd1209b39b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ba5e47fb75fbb8fab45f5c1bc8d5c33d8834bd3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/422a02a771599cac96f2b2900d993e0bb7ba5b88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df60c534d4c5a681172952dd4b475a5d818b3a86
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.138