SB2025102319 - Memory leak in Linux kernel tty serial driver
Published: October 23, 2025 Updated: October 26, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025102319
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-2022-50576)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the pch_request_dma() function in drivers/tty/serial/pch_uart.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/07f4ca68b0f6bf84b6b391c14b59fd179fcde9c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f5d28865c665c9064de631a518f9bc8099d9ce4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/516614a371c26e3334625b4bca19a5362bf658d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56e5a7c5ee3f0dc8978b5df2b1a98a1b060c5e2a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f7d82380fbeaed3a940efc33c23f0c4bbd0fc02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8be3a7bf773700534a6e8f87f6ed2ed111254be5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90ff030ca10b69feeebda1427550ebf9ed2ad868
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d165388227aa7e46a9751b90bae6337b5335cdbb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfd15c5550b9190d5b0f9bcacb3e6436322f3854
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.270