SB2025061982 - Memory leak in Linux kernel intel iavf driver
Published: June 19, 2025 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025061982
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-2022-50055)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the iavf_config_arq_regs(), iavf_init_asq() and iavf_init_arq() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_adminq.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/35c63581fdefdcbaeae8cded18908523252353ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/419831617ed349992c84344dbd9e627f9e68f842
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fe80492d53971d9a49f39f3c86d2d67c6f3638a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dab6b551f5ba4c79a0dd4970dd8533c37a7b100f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff289f2be5899efd0e897d2b434a78e36df2c69b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.211