SB20250916100 - Memory leak in Linux kernel qlogic qlcnic driver
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250916100
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-2022-50242)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the qlcnic_sriov_init() function in drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_common.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/01de1123322e4fe1bbd0fcdf0982511b55519c03
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0aefadf23ee5e33b747df195ace42d3be2025e4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/132c502919bb08e16e3054cb28bb7b149ec20cf5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14b349a15c297cf3e01b5deb4116f7cf297b6184
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15770edc01edfce773269e8a443ca8e420f6f859
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8399b9893548c03fdb18be277bf99d985dbde925
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a44490abaf00f5b0cc5c448a17eae331c6195d0a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa2d179544b6815b4a23c0c44543ba0971d49fce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcae92a249551d1a447804b4be1c9fab0e8c95e8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2