SB2025122671 - Memory leak in Linux kernel elx efct driver
Published: December 26, 2025 Updated: December 31, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025122671
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-2022-50727)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the efct_device_init() function in drivers/scsi/elx/efct/efct_driver.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/038359eeccffaf0de4c1c9c51ee19cc5649619a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c6e6bb30229b1297ac0fd7ede2941d2322fc736
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb0cd225dd37df1f4a22e36dad59ff33178ecdfc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7e96168a8ca3be96c4959475164bef31115f07e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2