SB2025100843 - Memory leak in Linux kernel perf driver
Published: October 8, 2025 Updated: October 26, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025100843
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-2022-50510)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the function in drivers/perf/arm_smmuv3_pmu.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/359286f886feef38536eaa7e673dc3440f03b0a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/582babe17ea878ec1d76f30e03f3a6ce6e30eb91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f2d566b46436a50a80d6445e82879686b89588c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b131304fe722853cf26e55c4fa21fc58a36e7f21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d69bdb61d577297d3851fc9f6403574bf73ef41f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f245ca9a0fe7f794a8187ad803d5e2ced5a11cb2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16