SB2025061949 - Memory leak in Linux kernel
Published: June 19, 2025 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025061949
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50069)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the include/linux/bpfptr.h. 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/1f6db7148ed7382b336c5827af33b5d9e992630e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41fd6cc88aaf7058b9dfc9c7a09cc80f99c8c830
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2dcac2f58f5a95ab092d1da237ffdc0da1832cf
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.63
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0