SB2025100459 - Memory leak in Linux kernel iommu intel driver
Published: October 4, 2025 Updated: October 27, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025100459
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-2022-50482)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the si_domain_init() and init_dmars() functions in drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.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/0365d6af75f9f2696e94a0fef24a2c8464c037c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cecfe151874b835331efe086bbdcaeaf64f6b90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/620bf9f981365c18cc2766c53d92bf8131c63f32
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/724483b585a1b1e063d42ac5aa835707ff2ec165
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/749bea542b67513e99240dc58bbfc099e842d508
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4ad3ae4c6be9d8b0701761c839771116bca6ea3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d74196bb278b8f8af88e16bd595997dfa3d6fdb0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.152