GSD-2022-1000511 net: dsa: seville: register the mdiobus under devres
A resource management flaw in the Seville DSA driver could lead to memory corruption or denial of service, requiring a kernel patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is GSD-2022-1000511?
GSD-2022-1000511 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Kernel, published on 27 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
net: dsa: seville: register the mdiobus under devres
This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.16.10 by commit 0e816362d823cd46c666e64d8bffe329ee22f4cc, it was introduced in version v5.9 by commit ac3a68d56651c3dad2c12c7afce065fe15267f44. For more details please see the references link.
Which versions are affected by GSD-2022-1000511?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including Kernel.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Kernel Linux | All versions | None |
How do I fix GSD-2022-1000511?
No fix has been published for GSD-2022-1000511 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is GSD-2022-1000511 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GSD-2022-1000511 in the wild and no public exploit code.