SB2025100832 - Memory leak in Linux kernel scsi mpt3sas driver
Published: October 8, 2025 Updated: October 27, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025100832
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-2022-50532)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the mpt3sas_transport_port_add() function in drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.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/6a92129c8f999ff5b122c100ce7f625eb3e98c4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f6768e2fc8638fabdd8802c2ef693d7aef01db1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78316e9dfc24906dd474630928ed1d3c562b568e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce1a69cc85006b494353911b35171da195d79e25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d17bca3ddfe507874cb826d32721552da12e741f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d60000cb1195a464080b0efb4949daf7594e0020
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.229