GSD-2022-1006405 soc: brcmstb: pm-arm: Fix refcount leak and __iomem leak bugs
A refcount and memory leak in the Broadcom STB power management driver can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.
- 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-2022-1006405?
GSD-2022-1006405 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Kernel, published on 2 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
soc: brcmstb: pm-arm: Fix refcount leak and __iomem leak bugs
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 v5.10.143 by commit 6dc0251638a4a1a998506dbd4627f8317e907558, it was introduced in version v4.15 by commit 0b741b8234c86065fb6954d32d427b3f7e14756f. For more details please see the references link.
Which versions are affected by GSD-2022-1006405?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including Kernel.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Kernel Linux | All versions | None |
How do I fix GSD-2022-1006405?
No fix has been published for GSD-2022-1006405 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-2022-1006405 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GSD-2022-1006405 in the wild and no public exploit code.