SB2025102328 - Memory leak in Linux kernel iio driver
Published: October 23, 2025 Updated: October 26, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025102328
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-2022-50561)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the iio_device_register_eventset() function in drivers/iio/industrialio-event.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/5de3add7509c95685f1185683b817dd206c4b1f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86fdd15e10e404e70ecb2a3bff24d70356d42b36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a154b1c139fbf6a49762159be81d425d41ceec87
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc6afd6070f3a5b086c8c5cfa6ded63ae44494da
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.86