Linux Kernel up to 6.1.11 ice_add_adv_recipe memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.11. It has been rated as critical. Affected is the function ice_add_adv_recipe. The manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-48709. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.11. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function ice_add_adv_recipe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: switch: fix potential memleak in ice_add_adv_recipe() When ice_add_special_words() fails, the 'rm' is not released, which will lead to a memory leak. Fix this up by going to 'err_unroll' label. Compile tested only.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-48709 since 05/03/2024. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 6.1.12 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 47f4ff6f23f0/4a606ce68426 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 6.1.12
Patch: 47f4ff6f23f0/4a606ce68426

Timelineinfo

05/03/2024 🔍
05/21/2024 +18 days 🔍
05/21/2024 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2024 +224 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-48709 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-48709
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-265517

Entryinfo

Created: 05/21/2024 18:18
Updated: 12/31/2024 21:24
Changes: 05/21/2024 18:18 (57), 12/31/2024 21:24 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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