Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-24959

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Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-24959

Published: April 21, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU62482
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24959
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the yam_siocdevprivate() function in drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c. A local user can perform a denial of service attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Ubuntu
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Realtime
openEuler
Dell Secure Connect Gateway
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-176-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-176-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-176-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-dell300x (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1041-dell300x (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1092-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1113-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1121-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1126-snapdragon (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1127-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1137-azure (Ubuntu package)
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
kernel-source
perf-debuginfo
perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool
python3-perf
kernel-devel
kernel-tools-devel
linux (Debian package)
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-devel-rt
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-109-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-109-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-109-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1020-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1039-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1059-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1062-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1068-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1070-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1072-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1072-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1076-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1077-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.13.0-40-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.13.0-40-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.13.0-40-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.13.0-40-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.13.0-1021-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.13.0-1022-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.13.0-1022-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.13.0-1024-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.13.0-1025-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.13.0-1025-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.13.0-1027-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.14.0-1024-oem (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2022-24959

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 5.16.5
Dell Secure Connect Gateway - update to 5.12.00.10
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 4.15.0.176.165, 5.4.0.109.113, 5.13.0.40.49
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0.176.165
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0.176.165
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0.176.165
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 4.15.0.176.165, 5.4.0.109.113, 5.13.0.40.49
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 4.15.0.176.165, 5.4.0.109.113, 5.13.0.40.49
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 4.15.0.176.165, 5.4.0.109.113, 5.13.0.40.49
linux-image-4.15.0-176-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0-176.185
linux-image-4.15.0-176-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0-176.185
linux-image-4.15.0-176-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0-176.185
linux-image-dell300x (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0.1041.43
linux-image-4.15.0-1041-dell300x (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0-1041.46
linux-image-4.15.0-1092-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0-1092.101
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0.1092.102
linux-image-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0.1099.92
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 4.15.0.1113.109, 5.4.0.1062.61, 5.13.0.1021.21
linux-image-4.15.0-1113-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0-1113.116
linux-image-4.15.0-1121-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0-1121.135
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0.1121.140
linux-image-snapdragon (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0.1126.129
linux-image-4.15.0-1126-snapdragon (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0-1126.135
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0.1127.130
linux-image-4.15.0-1127-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0-1127.136
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0.1137.110
linux-image-4.15.0-1137-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.15.0-1137.150
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2202.3.0.0138
kernel - update to 4.19.90-2202.3.0.0138
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2202.3.0.0138
kernel-debugsource - update to 4.19.90-2202.3.0.0138
kernel-tools - update to 4.19.90-2202.3.0.0138
python2-perf - update to 4.19.90-2202.3.0.0138
python2-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2202.3.0.0138
kernel-source - update to 4.19.90-2202.3.0.0138
perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2202.3.0.0138
perf - update to 4.19.90-2202.3.0.0138
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2202.3.0.0138
kernel-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2202.3.0.0138
bpftool - update to 4.19.90-2202.3.0.0138
python3-perf - update to 4.19.90-2202.3.0.0138
kernel-devel - update to 4.19.90-2202.3.0.0138
kernel-tools-devel - update to 4.19.90-2202.3.0.0138
linux (Debian package) - addressed in versions 4.19.232-1, 5.10.92-2
kernel-syms-rt - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.1, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.2, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.2, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.2, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.2, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.2, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.2, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.2, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 5.3.18-150200.79.2
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.2, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
kernel-rt-devel - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.2, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.2, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.2, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.2, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.2, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.2, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.2, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
dlm-kmp-rt - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.2, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.2, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.2, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
kernel-devel-rt - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.79.2, 5.3.18-150300.82.1
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.109.113, 5.4.0.109.123~18.04.94
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.109.113, 5.4.0.109.123~18.04.94
linux-image-5.4.0-109-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0-109.123, 5.4.0-109.123~18.04.1
linux-image-5.4.0-109-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0-109.123, 5.4.0-109.123~18.04.1
linux-image-5.4.0-109-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0-109.123, 5.4.0-109.123~18.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.4.0.109.123~18.04.94
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.4.0.109.123~18.04.94
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.4.0.109.123~18.04.94
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.4.0.109.123~18.04.94
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.4.0.109.123~18.04.94
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.4.0.1020.20
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.1020.20, 5.4.0.1020.37
linux-image-5.4.0-1020-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0-1020.22, 5.4.0-1020.22~18.04.1
linux-image-5.4.0-1039-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0-1039.40, 5.4.0-1039.40~18.04.1
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.1039.40~18.04.39, 5.4.0.1039.42
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.4.0.1039.42
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.4.0.1059.60
linux-image-5.4.0-1059-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0-1059.66~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1059.67
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.1059.93, 5.13.0.1025.30
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.4.0.1059.93
linux-image-5.4.0-1062-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.4.0-1062.65
linux-image-5.4.0-1068-gke (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0-1068.71, 5.4.0-1068.71~18.04.1
linux-image-gke-5.4 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.1068.71~18.04.32, 5.4.0.1068.78
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.1068.78, 5.13.0.1024.22
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.4.0.1070.70
linux-image-5.4.0-1070-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0-1070.76, 5.4.0-1070.76~18.04.1
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.1070.76~18.04.49, 5.13.0.1027.27, 5.13.0.1027.32~20.04.1
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.1072.56, 5.13.0.1024.22, 5.13.0.1024.29~20.04.1
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.4.0.1072.74
linux-image-5.4.0-1072-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0-1072.77, 5.4.0-1072.77~18.04.1
linux-image-5.4.0-1072-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.4.0-1072.77
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.4.0.1072.80
linux-image-5.4.0-1076-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.4.0-1076.79+cvm1.1
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.4.0.1076.79+cvm1.21
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0.1077.56, 5.13.0.1022.22, 5.13.0.1022.26~20.04.11
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.4.0.1077.75
linux-image-5.4.0-1077-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.4.0-1077.80, 5.4.0-1077.80~18.04.1
linux-image-5.13.0-40-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.13.0-40.45, 5.13.0-40.45~20.04.1
linux-image-5.13.0-40-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.13.0-40.45, 5.13.0-40.45~20.04.1
linux-image-5.13.0-40-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.13.0-40.45, 5.13.0-40.45~20.04.1
linux-image-5.13.0-40-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.13.0-40.45, 5.13.0-40.45~20.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.13.0.40.45~20.04.25
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.13.0.40.45~20.04.25
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.13.0.40.45~20.04.25
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.13.0.40.45~20.04.25
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.13.0.40.45~20.04.25
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.13.0.40.49, 5.14.0.1024.22
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.13.0.40.49
linux-image-5.13.0-1021-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.13.0-1021.22
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.13.0.1022.23, 5.13.0.1022.24~20.04.15
linux-image-5.13.0-1022-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.13.0-1022.24, 5.13.0-1022.24~20.04.1
linux-image-5.13.0-1022-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.13.0-1022.26, 5.13.0-1022.26~20.04.1
linux-image-5.13.0-1024-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.13.0-1024.29, 5.13.0-1024.29~20.04.1
linux-image-5.13.0-1025-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.13.0-1025.27
linux-image-5.13.0-1025-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.13.0-1025.27
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.13.0.1025.30
linux-image-5.13.0-1027-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.13.0-1027.32, 5.13.0-1027.32~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.14.0.1024.22
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.14.0.1024.22
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.14.0.1024.22
linux-image-5.14.0-1024-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.14.0-1024.26

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