SB2025091666 - Memory leak in Linux kernel ocfs2
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025091666
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-2022-50289)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ocfs2_stack_glue_init() function in fs/ocfs2/stackglue.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/0000281f019111526f7abccc61f2746d2eb626ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b2128b70849f2728949babfc1c760096ef72f5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13b6269dd022aaa69ca8d1df374ab327504121cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61d68cf2ba79128c48d4b3fa4d10c34dc18ba572
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f6c13776cbee4b6a515f4cd3b859f046be4f6f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c8bf45cea9c8d6fb3e14d8cd5ae60e0372f39b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/802abe2bc654e87334e6a0ab6c1adc2b6d5f6394
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0822faebd79971617abd495beb2d6f5356b88bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5f2682d3a34dd8350bf63f232d885fd95f25b92
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.163