SB2025121023 - Memory leak in Linux kernel intel i40e driver
Published: December 10, 2025 Updated: December 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025121023
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-2022-50679)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_xsk.h. 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/5f499596dfa3db9b3172645b6de9e1096a669c95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94a171c982b8a8137a00721c1e62bc2713435bca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aae425efdfd1b1d8452260a3cb49344ebf20b1f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed5baf3d0a33caaca4cd4073ebb0854cc77a616d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.152